Brahms / Hans A. Neunzig ; translated by Mike Mitchell ; introduced by Peter Shepherd Skærved.
| Author/creator | Neunzig, Hans A., 1932- author. |
| Other author | Mitchell, Mike (Translator) translator. |
| Other author | Sheppard Skærved, Peter, 1966- writer of introduction. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | London : Haus Publishing, 2003. |
| Description | xii, 179 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 20 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Johannes Brahms. English |
| Series | Life & times Life & times (London, England) ^A564911 |
| Contents | Brahms's century -- Family background and childhood -- Brahms's life and friends -- The dispute over music: Liszt, Wagner and Bruckner -- Brahms's music. Songs ; Large-scale choral works ; Orchestral works ; Piano and chamber music -- List of works -- Select discography. |
| Abstract | Johannes Brahms was one of the seminal musical figures of the 19th century. He shot to fame as a dashing young composer "the one who had to come" according to Robert Schumann. He consciously "switched" this image, refashioning himself as the elder statesman of German music, the heir to Bach and Beethoven. The internal conflict between romantic lion and "eminence grise" enlivened his music, which influenced nearly every composer who followed him. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Language | Translated from the German. |
| ISBN | 1904341381 |
| ISBN | 9781904341383 |
| ISBN | 1904341179 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 9781904341178 (pbk.) |
| Standard identifier# | 99807469340 |