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Bartok's Viola Concerto: The Remarkable Story of His Swansong - Studies in Musical Genesis, Structure & Interpretation Maurice, Donald (Associate Professor of Music, Associate Professor of Music, Wellington Conservatory, Massey University)
Bartok's Viola Concerto: The Remarkable Story of His Swansong - Studies in Musical Genesis, Structure & Interpretation
Maurice, Donald (Associate Professor of Music, Associate Professor of Music, Wellington Conservatory, Massey University)
This book tells the intriguing story of Béla Bartók's Viola Concerto, a work left unfinished at his death in 1945. Drawing on interviews and documents that reveal previously unavailable information, it discuesses the commission, the reconstruction by Tibór Sérly, events leading up to the premiere, its reception over the second half of the twentieth century, the revisions, and future possibilities.
234 pages, numerous halftones & music examples
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | March 18, 2004 |
| ISBN13 | 9780195156904 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Pages | 240 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 18 mm · 543 g |
| Language | English |
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