Perspectives on Ernst von Dohnanyi

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Part 1 Examples
Part 2 Figures
Part 3 Tables
Part 4 Preface
Part 5 Perspectives on Dohnanyi's Life
Chapter 6 Ernst von Dohnanyi: A Tribute
Chapter 7 Ernst von Dohnanyi: A Portrait
Chapter 9 Dohnanyi and Great Britain
Chapter 10 Historical Documents: Bela Bartok on Dohnanyi
Part 11 Perspectives on Dohnanyi as a Composer
Chapter 12 Transcending the Piano: Orchestral and Improvisational Elements in Dohnanyi's Piano Music
Chapter 13 Self-Identification in the Romantic Tradition: Dohnanyi's Winterreigen, Op. 13
Chapter 14 Dohnanyi's Six Concert Etudes, Op. 28: Context and Content
Chapter 15 Compositional Process in Dohnanyi's Symphony in E Major, Op. 40
Chapter 16 Dohnanyi's American Rhapsody, Op. 47: An Emigre's Tribute to the New World
Chapter 17 Historical Documents: Dohnanyi on Music
Part 18 Perspectives on Dohnanyi as a Person
Chapter 19 Message to Posterity
Chapter 20 Dohnanyi at Tallahassee: A Personal Reminiscence
Chapter 21 Memories of Dohnanyi
Chapter 22 Dohnanyi as a Teacher
Chapter 23 Historical Documents: Dohanyi on Teaching
Part 24 Index
Part 25 About the
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Although Ernst von Dohnányi (1877-1960) was considered by many of his contemporaries the greatest musician of his generation, his considerable musical legacy was largely ignored by the musical community in the latter half of the 20th Century. This was primarily the result of a regrettable trend in the arts that valued avant-garde compositional styles at the expense of the works of composers who remained faithful to the musical language of 19th Century Romanticism. Recent years, however, have brought revised assessments of Dohnányi, which disprove many of the misgivings and criticisms expressed by earlier scholars. Edited by a leading contemporary scholar, this work represents an essential next step in restoring Dohnányi to his rightful place in the annals of great musicians. Many of the essays collected here have been carefully selected from the finest papers presented at the 2002 International Ernst von Dohnányi Festival at The Florida State University and are in this volume available publicly for the first time, while others are reprints of writings that have made significant advances in the field. Of particular importance is Viktor Papp's essential 1927 biography of Dohnányi, available here in English for the first time.

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In 1920 Bela Bartok wrote: 'Musical life in Budapest today may be summed up in one name-Dohnyanyi.' This giant of 20th-century Hungarian music, as composer, pianist, conductor and teacher, is largely forgotten today. Only one or two of his compositions are occasionally played, while there are few recordings of his phenomenal instrumental artistry. However, this valuable book should inspire many readers to listen to some of his major works, and to seek out the two CDs of Dohnyanyi the pianist issued in 2004....James Grymes comments: 'Ilona [the composer's third wife] projected on to the text the image of Dohnyanyi as she wanted him to be remembered and then put his name to it.' Nevertheless, her portrait of a man of honesty, generosity, courage (when confronted by Nazism), moral strength and integrity is corroborated many times over throughout this indispensable book

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