‎José Ignacio Suárez García, Ramón Sobrino (eds)‎
‎Symphonism in Nineteenth-Century Europe‎

‎, Brepols, 2020 Hardback, xiv + 484 pages, Size:210 x 260 mm, Languages: English, Spanish, German. ISBN 9782503586434.‎

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‎Summary This volume deals, from multiple perspectives, with the complex world of European symphonism during the nineteenth century, a period in which it encompassed not only the creation of musical products and performances, but also significantly affected many compositional approaches, as well as aesthetic factors, such as the opposition between programme and absolute music. The emergence of the great symphony orchestras led to unprecedented types of professional interaction, and new forms of patronage. It also fostered the creation of a specific repertoire, and the construction of the first purpose-built concert halls. These developments originated in Europe at the beginning of the 19th century, in conjunction with the growth of music destined for increasing orchestral formations and the concert as a social phenomenon, available to the common public. About twenty authors discuss in this volume issues about analysis and musical creation, repertoire, musical aesthetics and criticism, orchestras and symphonic ensembles, musical performing venues, production system, consumption, entertainment system and the dissemination and reception of symphonic models in Europe. Through the work of Beethoven, Berlioz, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Mahler, Strauss, among others, the volume addresses these and other aspects across the European geography and in different contexts: Spain, Italy, French, Portugal, United Kingdom, Northern Europe and Eastern Europe. TABLE OF CONTENTS José Ignacio Suárez García - Ramón Sobrino Sánchez Introduction Symphonic Works by Western European Composers Christian Speck Zum Orchester in Beethovens Symphonien R. Larry Todd «Und es soll wahrhaft kein Choral darin vorkommen»: On Mendelssohn's Use of Chorales in His Symphonies Virginia Whealton Transformed Abruzzi: Harold en Italie, the récit de voyage, and French Romantic Visual Culture James L. Zychowicz Gustav Mahler's Adagio Movements and His Evolving Symphonic Structures Vadim Rakochi Dramaturgical Functions of Solos in Richard Strauss's Symphonic Poems Johannes Brahms: A Case Study George S. Bozarth Brahms's Symphonism Jacquelyn Sholes On Meaning in Brahms's Symphonies David Hurwitz Dvo!ák's Fifth Symphony: A Politically Incorrect Inspiration for Brahms's Third? National Approaches to Symphonic Literature Marino Pessina Le 'Sinfonie' giovanili di Antonio Bazzini: una ricognizione Ramón Sobrino Sánchez The Sociedad de Conciertos de Madrid (1866-1903) and the Unión Artístico-Musical (1877-1891): From the Reception to the Creation of a Symphonic Repertoire in Spain Jeremy Dibble The Last Symphonies of Hubert Parry and Charles Villiers Stanford: A Journey towards Structural Compression Pauline Fairclough Legacies of Romanticism in the early Soviet Symphony Musical Performance Venues, Organizations, and Entertainment Systems Francesco Esposito The Concertante Symphony as 'Musical Metaphor': The Role of Orchestral Music in the Concert Practice of Liberal Lisbon (1822-1853) Francesc Cortès La orquesta del G. T. del Liceu de Barcelona: organización y funcionamiento en los conciertos sinfónicos de la segunda mitad del s. xix Andrea García Torres Los conciertos populares en el ámbito madrileño: la búsqueda de nuevos públicos y la urgencia por europeizar el sistema musical Mia Löwengart From a Bourgeois Concern to a Matter of Social Urgency: Legitimization and Institutionalization of Symphonic Music in Stockholm, 1890-1926 Musical Practices, Reception, and Criticism Chloe Valenti Pitched Battles? Vocal Health and the British Pitch Debate in the Late Nineteenth Century José Ignacio Suárez García Wagner en los conciertos sinfónicos: su recepción en Madrid en el siglo xix (1864-1901) Stanislav Tuksar The Issues of Programme and Absolute Music in the Writings of the Leading Croatian 19th-Century Musicologist Franjo Ksaver Kuha" (1834-1911) Abstracts Biographies Index of Names‎