Brahms and His World: Revised Edition

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Preface and
Acknowledgments ix
Preface and
Acknowledgments from the First Edition xi Permissions and Credits xiii
PART I : ESSAYS Time and Memory: Concert Life, Science, and Music in Brahms's Vienna by LEON BOTSTEIN 3 Johannes Brahms, Solitary Altruist by PETER F. OSTWALD 27 Brahms the Godfather by STYRA AVINS 41 Clara Schumann and Johannes Brahms by NANCY B. REICH 5
PART II : RECEPTION AND ANALYSIS Five Early Works by Brahms (1862) by ADOLF SCHUBRING 195 TRANSLATED, INTRODUCED, AND ANNOTATED BY WALTER FRISCH Piano Sonata in C Major, op. 1 Piano Sonata in F-sharp Minor, op. 2 Piano Sonata in F Minor, op. 5 Piano Trio
PART III : MEMOIRS Johannes Brahms: The Last Days 307 Memories and Letters EDUARD HANSLICK TRANSLATED BY SUSAN GILLESPIE, ANDREW HOMAN, AND CAROLINE HOMAN INTRODUCED BY KEVIN C. KARNES ANNOTATED BY LEON BOTSTEIN AND KEVIN C. KARNES My Early Acquaintance w
PART IV "Dedicated to Johannes Brahms" 433 PREPARED BY WALTER FRISCH
Index 443 Notes on the contributors 459

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Since its first publication in 1990, Brahms and His World has become a key text for listeners, performers, and scholars interested in the life, work, and times of one of the nineteenth century's most celebrated composers. In this substantially revised and enlarged edition, the editors remain close to the vision behind the original book while updating its contents to reflect new perspectives on Brahms that have developed over the past two decades. To this end, the original essays by leading experts are retained and revised, and supplemented by contributions from a new generation of Brahms scholars. Together, they consider such topics as Brahms's relationship with Clara and Robert Schumann, his musical interactions with the "New German School" of Wagner and Liszt, his influence upon Arnold Schoenberg and other young composers, his approach to performing his own music, and his productive interactions with visual artists. The essays are complemented by a new selection of criticism and analyses of Brahms's works published by the composer's contemporaries, documenting the ways in which Brahms's music was understood by nineteenth- and early twentieth-century audiences in Europe and North America. A new selection of memoirs by Brahms's friends, students, and early admirers provides intimate glimpses into the composer's working methods and personality. And a catalog of the music, literature, and visual arts dedicated to Brahms documents the breadth of influence exerted by the composer upon his contemporaries.

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Almost exactly twice as long as the original publication, this revised edition of Brahms and His World presents new perspectives on Brahms that have come to light over the past two decades... A worthy replacement of its predecessor, this well-illustrated volume concludes with a catalog of books, compositions, and artworks dedicated to the composer through the end of the 19th century

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