Music of Hans Pfitzner

Zusatztext an arresting exposition of the ideas and musical works of Hans Pfitzner Klappentext For many reasons Hans Pfitzner was and remains controversial. This stems partly from his difficult personality, partly from the nationalist context in which he set his cultural beliefs. His music has also tended to be coloured by such labels as conservative and romantic. Yet he actually has a wide reputation for his 'musical legend' Palestrina, and there is much in his output which stamps him as a true heir of Wagner and Schumann. This is the first study of Pfitzner's output in English. It sets his music in the context of his cultural opinions, which, though conceived as reflections on music, have acquired a more political status to which the history of Pfitzner's times has contributed. It offers a revaluation of his music, partly in order to reveal the innate value of his stage works, chamber music, and songs, and also to illustrate the historical importance of his ideas, which reflect a German conservative tradition which was taken over and nearly destroyed by the Third Reich. Zusammenfassung This study places the music of Hans Pfitzner in the context of his cultural opinions, which, though conceived as reflections on music, have acquired a more political status to which the history of Pfitzner's times has contributed.

Product details

• Authors: John Williamson, John (Lecturer in Music Williamson
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.06.1992
• EAN: 9780198161608
• ISBN: 978-0-19-816160-8
• No. of pages: 396
• Series: Oxford Monographs on Music; Oxford Monographs on Music; OUP Oxford
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > Miscellaneous; Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups, MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Classical, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Composers and songwriters, 20th Century & Contemporary Classical Music, Art music, orchestral and formal music