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Beethoven: Symphony No. 9, by Nicholas Cook, (Cambridge Music Handbooks) Cambridge University Press | 1993-07-30 | ISBN: 0521390397 | PDF | 4 Mb | 143 pages
Beethoven's Ninth Symphony is acknowledged as one of the supreme masterpieces of the Western tradition. More than any other musical work it has become an international symbol of unity and affirmation. Yet early critics rejected it as cryptic and eccentric, the product of a deaf and aging composer. Nicholas Cook's guide charts the dramatic transformation in the reception of this work. The story begins in Vienna, with the responses of listeners at the first performance, and ends in contemporary China and Japan, where the symphony has acquired diametrically opposed interpretations. The account embraces many of the major figures of nineteenth- and twentieth-century music, among them Wagner and Schenker. Including an account of the sketches, an examination of the performance tradition, and a suggested new interpretation, this book opens up new dimensions in our understanding of Beethoven's last symphony. Contents
Preface page vii
1.- Sketches and myths 1
The sketches 1
The first performance 19
2.- Early impressions 26
Vienna, 1824 26
London, 1825-52 40
3.- Performance and tradition 48
The rise of the conductor-interpreter 48
The letter and the spirit 51
4.- The Romantic Ninth 65
Interpretation and appreciation 65
Wagner's Ninth 71
5.- The twentieth-century Ninth 81
The purely musical Ninth 81
Domesticating the Ninth 89
Conclusion Beyond interpretation? 100
Appendices 105
1 Schiller's 'An die Freude' and the Ninth Symphony 105
2 The text of the Ninth Symphony by Jonathan Del Mar 110
Notes 118
Select bibliography 129
Index 131
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