Paul Robinson
Cambridge University Press
e druk, 1996
9780521458528
Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio
Specificaties
Paperback, 204 blz.
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Engels
Cambridge University Press |
1996
ISBN13: 9780521458528
Rubricering
Onderdeel van serie
Cambridge Opera Hand
Levertijd ongeveer 9 werkdagen
Gratis verzonden
Samenvatting
Fidelio is Beethoven's only complete opera and one of the most admired, and problematic, in the repertoire. This book explores the fascinating musical and dramatic elements within the work as well as the debt to the traditions of French opera in the late eighteenth century and its affinities with the French Revolution. Winton Dean offers a comparison of the opera's first (1805) and final (1814) versions. Essays by Michael Tusa and Joseph Kerman consider its musical idiom and the challenges Beethoven faced as an instrumental composer trying his hand at opera. A final chapter examines the opera's performance history, and the volume also includes a synopsis, bibliography, and informative illustrations.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9780521458528
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Paperback
Aantal pagina's:204
Uitgever:Cambridge University Press
Serie:Cambridge Opera Hand
Inhoudsopgave
List of illustrations; General preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Synopsis; 3. Beethoven and opera Winton Dean; 4. The French theatrical origins of Fidelio David Charlton; 5. Fidelio and the French Revolution; 6. Music as drama: structure, style and process in Fidelio Michael C. Tusa; 7. Augenblicke in Fidelio Joseph Kerman; 8. An interpretive history; Notes; Select bibliography; Index.