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Zusatztext No general survey of Schoenberg is more alert than this one to the paradoxical yet productive tensions between tradition and innovation, secular and spiritual in the composer's life and work. Returning to his original text after three decades, Malcolm MacDonald has not only updated the narrative but also intensified his interpretation in ways which fit the book's governing qualities of enthusiasm and admiration for Schoenberg's special capacity to transcend the negative. The result is an absorbing and accessible tribute to one of musical modernism's greatest masters. Informationen zum Autor Malcolm MacDonald (1948-2014) was a freelance writer and frequent lecturer and broadcaster. He served as the Editor of Tempo, the independent quarterly review of modern music, and wrote a number of books on composers including the Master Musicians volume Brahms. Klappentext In this fully updated edition of his long-indispensable study, Malcolm MacDonald takes advantage of 30 years of recent scholarship, new biographical information, and deeper understanding of Schoenberg's aims and significance to produce a superb guide to Schoenberg's life and work. MacDonald demonstrates the indissoluble links among Schoenberg's musical language (particularly the enigmatic and influential twelve-tone method), his personal character, and his creative ideas, as well as the deep connection between his genius as a teacher and as a revolutionary composer. Exploring newly considered influences on the composer's early life, MacDonald offers a fresh perspective on Schoenberg's creative process and the emotional content of his music. For example, as a previously unsuspected source of childhood trauma, the author points to the Vienna Ringtheater disaster of 1881, in which hundreds of people were burned to death, including Schoenberg's uncle and aunt-whose orphaned children were then adopted by Schoenberg's parents. MacDonald brings such experiences to bear on the music itself, examining virtually every work in the oeuvre to demonstrate its vitality and many-sidedness. A chronology of Schoenberg's life, a work-list, an updated bibliography, and a greatly expanded list of personal allusions and references round out the study, and enhance this new edition. Zusammenfassung In this fully updated edition of his long-indispensable study, Malcolm MacDonald takes advantage of 30 years of recent scholarship, new biographical information, and deeper understanding of Schoenberg's aims and significance to produce a superb guide to Schoenberg's life and work. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations 1. Peripeteia (1908-13) 2. The Past (1874-1907) 3. Consolidation (1914-1933) 4. In the Wilderness (1933-51) 5. Heart and Brain 6. Style 7. Choral Music 8. Orchestra and Chamber Music 9. Chamber Music 10. Solo Keyboard Music 11. The Songs 12. Three Stage Works 13. Miscellany 14. Unfinished Torsos 15...and Idea Epilogue Appendices A. Calendar B. List of Works C. Personalia D. Bibliography Index ...
