Mendelssohn in Performance - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0253351995 ISBN 13: 9780253351999

Publisher: Indiana University Press, 2008

Synopsis

Exploring many aspects of Felix Mendelssohn's multi-faceted career as musician and how it intersects with his work as composer, contributors discuss practical issues of music making such as performance space, instruments, tempo markings, dynamics, phrasings, articulations, fingerings, and instrument techniques. They present the conceptual and ideological underpinnings of Mendelssohn's approach to performance, interpretation, and composing through the contextualization of specific performance events and through the theoretic actualization of performances of specific works. Contributors rely on manuscripts, marked or edited scores, and performance parts to convey a deeper understanding of musical expression in 19th-century Germany. This study of Mendelssohn's work as conductor, pianist, organist, violist, accompanist, music director, and editor of old and new music offers valuable perspectives on 19th-century performance practice issues.

About this title

From the Publisher:

"[Offers] fresh insights into the practicalities of performing one of the most familiar, yet misunderstood figures of European classical music." --R. Larry Todd, Duke University

"This is a strikingly useful and welcome book that helps us not only understand Mendelssohn as a performer and composer but also details his place in contemporary culture and society. This first-class set of essays covers the entire range of Mendelssohn's stunning achievements and highlights his originality." --Leon Botstein, President, Bard University

About the Author:

Siegwart Reichwald is Associate Professor of Music History at Converse College and conducts the Converse Symphony Orchestra. He is author of The Musical Genesis of Felix Mendelssohn's Paulus. He lives in Spartansburg, South Carolina.

About this edition

• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0253351995
• ISBN 13: 9780253351999
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 272
• Editor: Reichwald Siegwart