PIANO TRIO NO. 1 IN B OP. 8 REVISED VERSION, 1891
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Originally composed in 1854 when the composer was only 20 years old, Brahms made a substantial revision to the Piano Trio No. 1 Op. 8 in 1889. This edition is of the later revision of the work. Contains Piano Score and Instrumental Parts.
Author : Madalyn Lee Möller
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The present essay addresses the double embodiment of Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major, Op. 8 by Johannes Brahms. The 1854 "original version" and the 1891 "revised version" symbolize distinct compositional periods in the life of the composer, whose lack of authoritative opinion toward the two Trios' relationship created complications. Today, appreciation of Brahms's B Major Trio in its first incarnation requires an effort of historical reconstruction, and for musicians steeped in his music, an ability to look beyond the imposing image of the replacement trio, a work from 1889 and published in 1891. My research seeks to restore the 1854 Trio to its position of prominence as Brahms's first ambitious work of chamber music. This research extends to an exploration of Brahms's aesthetic environment during the early 1850s, from his poetic affinity with E.T.A. Hoffmann and his alter ego Johannes Kreisler to the artistic influence of Robert and Clara Schumann. The disparity between the two Trios suggests that "revision" is an inadequate description of Brahms's far-reaching reshaping of the original work. The aging composer's emphasis on structural cohesion resulted in passages from three of the four original movements being substantially compressed or removed. While the re-envisioned version is economical and thematically compact, the original version possesses its own remarkable qualities: ambitious scope, diverse musical material, and potent allusiveness that encourages a different approach to analysis and performance. By examining the shared and divergent elements of both Trios, I aim to clarify their relationship, cast light on stylistic and historical factors, and promote a heightened appreciation of the music for performers and interpreters. A link to my lecture recital from May 2022, including performances of the first movement of the 1854 Trio and the complete 1891 Trio, can be found at the following link: httpss://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFytCe10bOM. These performances are intimately connected to my dissertation, as parts of a larger effort to integrate artistic practice and scholarly research.
Author : Johannes Brahms
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 46,21 MB
Release : 1988-01-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 048625769X
All five piano trios — the A Minor, B Major, C Major, C Minor and E-flat Major Trios (Opp. 114, 8, 87, 101 and 40) in the definitive Breitkopf & Härtel edition.
Author : Michael Musgrave
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 44,19 MB
Release : 1999-05-27
Category : Music
ISBN : 1139825305
This Companion gives a comprehensive view of the German composer Johannes Brahms (1833–97). Twelve specially-commissioned chapters by leading scholars and musicians provide systematic coverage of the composer's life and works. Their essays represent recent research and reflect changing attitudes towards a composer whose public image has long been out-of-date. The first part of the book contains three chapters on Brahms's early life in Hamburg and on the middle and later years in Vienna. The central section considers the musical works in all genres, while the last part of the book offers personal accounts and responses from a conductor (Roger Norrington), a composer (Hugh Wood), and an editor of Brahms's original manuscripts (Robert Pascall). The volume as a whole is an important addition to Brahms scholarship and provides indispensable information for all students and enthusiasts of Brahms's music.
Author : Heather Platt
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 578 pages
File Size : 32,6 MB
Release : 2012-07-26
Category : Music
ISBN : 1135847088
First published in 2011. Johannes Brahms: A Research and Information Guide is an annotated bibliography concerning both the nature of primary sources related to the composer and the scope and significance of the secondary sources which deal with him, his compositions, and his influence as a composer and performer. The second edition will include research published since the publication of the first edition and provide electronic resources.
Author : Leon Botstein
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 22,27 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780393047080
The 1997 centennial of Brahms's death has intensified interest among concertgoers and music lovers in the composer's prodigious body of work.
Author : James M. Keller
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 518 pages
File Size : 44,81 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Music
ISBN : 0195382536
Oxford's highly successful listener's guides--The Symphony, The Concerto, and Choral Masterworks--have been widely praised for their blend of captivating biography, crystal clear musical analysis, and delightful humor. Now James Keller follows these greatly admired volumes with Chamber Music. Approaching the tradition of chamber music with knowledge and passion, Keller here serves as the often-opinionated but always genial guide to 192 essential works by 56 composers, providing illuminating essays on what makes each piece distinctive and admirable. Keller spans the history of this intimate genre of music, from key works of the Baroque through the emotionally stirring "golden age" of the Classical and Romantic composers, to modern masterpieces rich in political, psychological, and sometimes comical overtones. For each piece, from Bach through to contemporary figures like George Crumb and Steve Reich, the author includes an astute musical analysis that casual music lovers can easily appreciate yet that more experienced listeners will find enriching. Keller shares the colorful, often surprising stories behind the compositions while revealing the delights of an art form once described by Goethe as the musical equivalent of "thoughtful people conversing."
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Author : Jacquelyn Sholes
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 29,22 MB
Release : 2018-05-24
Category : Music
ISBN : 0253033160
Who inspired Johannes Brahms in his art of writing music? In this book, Jacquelyn E. C. Sholes provides a fresh look at the ways in which Brahms employed musical references to works of earlier composers in his own instrumental music. By analyzing newly identified allusions alongside previously known musical references in works such as the B-Major Piano Trio, the D-Major Serenade, the First Piano Concerto, and the Fourth Symphony, among others, Sholes demonstrates how a historical reference in one movement of a work seems to resonate meaningfully, musically, and dramatically with material in other movements in ways not previously recognized. She highlights Brahms's ability to weave such references into broad, movement-spanning narratives, arguing that these narratives served as expressive outlets for his complicated, sometimes conflicted, attitudes toward the material to which he alludes. Ultimately, Brahms's music reveals both the inspiration and the burden that established masters such as Domenico Scarlatti, J. S. Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Schubert, Schumann, Wagner, and especially Beethoven represented for him as he struggled to emerge with his own artistic voice and to define and secure his unique position in music history.