Dvorák and His World
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-00097-8 (ISBN)
Antonin Dvorak made his famous trip to the United States one hundred years ago, but despite an enormous amount of attention from scholars and critics since that time, he remains an elusive figure. Comprising both interpretive essays and a selection of fascinating documents that bear on Dvorak's career and music, this volume addresses fundamental questions about the composer while presenting an argument for a radical reappraisal. The essays, which make up the first part of the book, begin with Leon Botstein's inquiry into the reception of Dvorak's work in German-speaking Europe, in England, and in America. Commenting on the relationship between Dvorak and Brahms, David Beveridge offers the first detailed portrait of perhaps the most interesting artistic friendship of the era. Joseph Horowitz explores the context in which the "New World" Symphony was premiered a century ago, offering an absorbing account of New York musical life at that time. In discussing Dvorak as a composer of operas, Jan Smaczny provides an unexpected slant on the widely held view of him as a "nationalist" composer.
Michael Beckerman further investigates this view of Dvorak by raising the question of the role nationalism played in music of the nineteenth century. The second part of this volume presents Dvorak's correspondence and reminiscences as well as unpublished reviews and criticism from the Czech press. It includes a series of documents from the composer's American years, a translation of the review of Rusalka's premiere with the photographs that accompanied the article, and Janacek's analyses of the symphonic poems. Many of these documents are published in English for the first time.
Michael Beckerman is Associate Professor of Music at Washington University in St. Louis.
AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Looking for Dvorak in December 19923Reversing the Critical Tradition: Innovation, Modernity, and Ideology in the Work and Career of Antonin Dvorak11Dvorak and Brahms: A Chronicle, an Interpretation56Dvorak and the New World: A Concentrated Moment92Dvorak: The Operas104The Master's Little Joke: Antonin Dvorak and the Mask of Nation134Reviews and Criticism from Dvorak's American Years: Articles by Henry Krehbiel, James Huneker, H. L. Mencken, and James Creelman157Letters from Dvorak's American Period: A Selection of Unpublished Correspondence Received by Dvorak in the United States192Antonin Dvorak: A Biographical Sketch211Dvorak in the Czech Press: Unpublished Reviews and Criticism230A Discussion of Two Tone Poems Based on Texts by Karel Jaromir Erben: The Wood Dove and The Golden Spinning Wheel262Index of Names and Compositions277List of Contributors283
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 12.9.1993 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | The Bard Music Festival |
| Zusatzinfo | 12 halftones 61 music exs. |
| Verlagsort | New Jersey |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 197 x 254 mm |
| Gewicht | 425 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Klassik / Oper / Musical |
| ISBN-10 | 0-691-00097-2 / 0691000972 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-691-00097-8 / 9780691000978 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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