Sir Henry Wood: Champion of J.S. Bach
The Boydell Press (Verlag)
978-1-78327-385-0 (ISBN)
Sir Henry J. Wood (1869-1944), co-founder and chief conductor of the Proms for nearly half a century, is often noted for his championing of the leading composers of the day, including Richard Strauss, Debussy, Rachmaninoff, Ravel,Sibelius, and Vaughan Williams. Less known is the part Wood played in advocating and performing the music of J.S. Bach, much of which, incredibly, was unknown in England at the turn of the twentieth century. This book uncoversWood's pivotal role in the English Bach revival. Wood's performances of works such as the St Matthew Passion and B Minor Mass caused a stir; the Brandenburg Concertos and Orchestral Suites became staple fixtures in the musical calendar; and his orchestral arrangements of Bach's solo works and cantata arias were key to the popularisation of the composer in England. Largely untouched, the hundreds of Bach scores individually marked up by Wood, now preservedin his archive at the Royal Academy of Music, London, reveal the minutiae of his thoughts on performance and offer a fascinating parallel to his available recordings from the period. Illuminating a significant new aspect of the musical life of England before World War II, the book also demonstrates that Wood's advocacy continues to influence perceptions of Bach even today. DR HANNAH FRENCH is an academic, broadcaster, and Baroque flautist based in London. She broadcasts regularly on Radio 3 and has appeared as a TV presenter and commentator for the BBC Proms.
Introduction: Wood's Role in the English Bach Revival
Bach in Pre-Proms England
Wood's Encounter with Bach
Orchestral Bach at the Proms
Wood's Bach Players
Performance Scores
Recordings
An Editorial Project
Orchestral Arrangements
The Cantatas
Passions and the Mass
The Reception of Wood's Bach
Wood's Bach Legacy
Epilogue
Appendix A: The Bach Choir: Performances of Bach's Orchestral works 1884-1944
Appendix B: John Sebastian Bach: The times he lived in, and his life's work
Appendix C: Bach Performances at the Proms 1895-1944
Appendix D: Promenades 1941: nightly attendance and income
Appendix E: Soloists in the Orchestral Suites and Brandenburg Concertos 1895-1944
Appendix F: Members of the New Queen's Hall Orchestra 1928
Appendix G: Wood's predecessors and contemporaries in the field of Bach arrangements and transcriptions
Appendix H: A sample of Bach performances given in 1926
Appendix I: Performances of the Brandenburg Concertos and Orchestral Suites at the Proms 1945-2018
Bibliography
| Erscheinungsdatum | 19.07.2019 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 50 b/w, 13 line illus. |
| Verlagsort | Woodbridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 1 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Klassik / Oper / Musical |
| ISBN-10 | 1-78327-385-2 / 1783273852 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-78327-385-0 / 9781783273850 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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