Experiencing the violin concerto : a listener's companion / Franco Sciannameo.
| Author/creator | Sciannameo, Franco author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield, 2016. |
| Description | xviii, 185 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | The listener's companion Listener's companion. ^A1295188 |
| Contents | In the Baroque : Vivaldi's Four seasons and Bach's four keyboards -- Mozart-Haydn-Brunetti-Tomasini -- Viotti and Beethoven -- The meteoric Paganini and his epigones -- At the heart of German Romanticism : Mendelssohn, Schumann, and Bruch -- Brahms's Violin concerto and the end of an era -- In the after-Brahms : monsters and leprechauns -- Pillars of Modernism : Stravinsky, Prokofiev, Berg, and Bartók -- Barber and Korngold, Shostakovich and ... Schoenberg -- Music without anxieties. |
| Abstract | Since the eighteenth century, violin concertos have provided a showcase for dramatic interplay between a soloists virtuosity and the blended sonority of an orchestras many instruments. Using this genre to showcase skill and ingenuity, composers cemented the violin concerto as a key genre of classical music and gifted our ears with such timeless masterpieces as Vivaldis Four Seasons. In this book, Franco Sciannameo draws on his years of scholarship and violin performance to trace the genre through Baroque, Classical, and modern periods. Along the way, he explores the social and personal histories of composers, and the fabulous virtuosi who performed concertos, and audiences they conquered worldwide. Inviting readers to consider not only the components of the music but also the power of perception and experience, Sciannameo recreates the atmosphere of a live performance as he paints a narrative history of technique and innovation. This book uses descriptions in place of technical jargon to make the world of classical music accessible to amateur music lovers. As part of the Listeners Companion series, the volume gives readers an enhanced experience of key works by investigating the environments in which the works were written and first performed as well as those in which they are enjoyed today. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-174) and index. |
| LCCN | 2016005006 |
| ISBN | 9780810888852 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
| ISBN | 0810888858 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML1263 .S53 2016 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |