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Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 (Cambridge Music Handbooks) Book

Nicholas Cook's guide charts the dramatic transformation in the reception of Symphony No. 9. Beethoven's Ninth Symphony is acknowledged as one of the supreme masterpieces of the Western tradition. More than any other musical work it has become an...Read More

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  • Book Description

    Rejected by early critics as cryptic and eccentric and the product of a deaf and aging composer, the symphony's dramatic later reception is related in an account that embraces many of the major figures of nineteenth- and twentieth-century music.

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    Beethoven's Ninth Symphony is acknowledged as one of the supreme masterpieces of the Western tradition. More than any other musical work it has become an international symbol of unity and affirmation. Yet early critics rejected it as cryptic and eccentric, the product of a deaf and aging composer. Nicholas Cook's guide charts the dramatic transformation in the reception of this work. The story begins in Vienna, with the responses of listeners at the first performance, and ends in contemporary China and Japan, where the symphony has acquired diametrically opposed interpretations. The account embraces many of the major figures of nineteenth- and twentieth-century music, among them Wagner and Schenker. Including an account of the sketches, an examination of the performance tradition, and a suggested new interpretation, this book opens up new dimensions in our understanding of Beethoven's last symphony.

  • 0521399246
  • 9780521399241
  • Nicholas Cook
  • 24 June 1993
  • Cambridge University Press
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 144
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