After Beethoven: Imperatives of Originality in the Symphony by Mark Bonds
English | 31 Jan. 1997 | ISBN: 0674008553 | 224 Pages | PDF | 11 MB
English | 31 Jan. 1997 | ISBN: 0674008553 | 224 Pages | PDF | 11 MB
Beethoven cast a looming shadow over the 19th century. For composers he was a model both to emulate and to overcome. "You have no idea how it feels", Brahms confided, "when one always hears such a giant marching behind one".