Mozart's symphonies : context, performance practice, reception
by Zaslaw, Neal, 1939-
| Print Book 1989 |
| Available at 1 Library 1 of 2 copies |
Summary
This book identifies and evaluates every symphony that has ever been associated with the name of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, nearly 100 in all. Zaslaw, who served as the musicological supervisor for the complete recordings of Mozart's symphonies by Jaap Schröder, Christopher Hogwood, and the
Academy of Ancient Music, draws on haustive research and his own experience in presenting this comprehensive study. He places each symphony in its musical and cultural context, explores the role each played in Mozart's creative life, and reveals what is known about how Mozart's symphonies, and
those of his contemporaries, were performed. In doing so, he has created an invaluable contribution to Mozart scholarship that will long stand as the definitive treatment of its subject.
Academy of Ancient Music, draws on haustive research and his own experience in presenting this comprehensive study. He places each symphony in its musical and cultural context, explores the role each played in Mozart's creative life, and reveals what is known about how Mozart's symphonies, and
those of his contemporaries, were performed. In doing so, he has created an invaluable contribution to Mozart scholarship that will long stand as the definitive treatment of its subject.
Additional Information
| Subjects |
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus,
-- 1756-1791.
-- Symphonies.
Performance practice (Music) -- History -- 18th century. Symphony. |
| Publisher | Oxford [Oxfordshire] : New York :Clarendon Press ;1989 Oxford University Press, |
| Language |
English |
| Notes |
Includes index. |
| Description |
xxv, 617 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [569]-600). |
| ISBN | 0193152401 (Oxford University Press) : |
| Other | Classic View |