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This is the paperback edition of the hardback version originally published by Gollancz in 1988. It also has the author's lengthy afterword to update and revise the original version, a revised bibliography and workslist, a list of new editions of Bruch's music, and a new select discography. This book remains the only biography in any language of the composer Max Bruch (1838-1920), whose first violin concerto has been consistently popular with the concert-going and listening public since 1868. The book explores all the composer's 100 published works, operas, oratorios, orchestral, instrumental and chamber music. It traces the long life and explores the complex character of a man who, until now, has been a little more than a well known name to music lovers. ... Read more

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Time to Rediscover Bruch?
Whatever may be the matter with the times we live in, we can at least take some comfort in having escaped from a century largely dominated by musical cognoscenti who insisted that music was not music! (The details are lucidly described in Alex Ross's landmark study, "The Rest is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century" -- required summer reading if you don't have a copy already.)

Max Bruch (1838-1920) was not so lucky, but he kept the faith: that music was fundamentally about music. The price he paid for this attitude was that for some time his work has been largely overlooked. It is positively amazing that to this day Christopher Fifield's biography is still "the only full-length study of Bruch."

Many are familiar with Bruch's beautiful Violin Concerto in G minor, often the first major concerto attempted by young violinists.Less well known, but just as musical, is his "Scottish Fantasy" for violin and orchestra.And, of course, the great arrangement of "Kol Nidrei," for cello, and any number of other instruments.

That is just a small part of Bruch's output.He composed three violin concertos, three symphonies, oratorios, chamber music, choral music, etc. Fortunately, much of this has been recorded and is available through Amazon.com.

Fifield's book may seem a little pricey, but it is thorough, well-documented, well-written -- and there are no alternatives.So your decision is easy.

A thorough look at Max Bruch
Well and engagingly written, this book gives a lively look into the life of a composer who is now known for only a handful of the nearly 100 works he wrote and who deserves a better fate than that.

The Essence of Bruch
I am the pre-concert speaker for all the symphonic programs of the Boise Philharmonic Association and a guest speaker for the Seattle Symphony. My challange is to bring to life the composers and to create a meaningful context for their works so that the audience can get the most out of each performance. This book contains everything one needs to know about this arresting romantic composer who wrote two of the most beautiful pieces aver written: his Violin Concerto in g minor and his Scottish Fantasy. Bruch's secret? The inspiration of folksong and folk music. The grace, simplicity, the authenticity, and the unalloyed power of the voice of humanity taught him how to write orchestral music that will endure forever. It is all in this excellent book, a perfect companion to his musical masterpieces. ... Read more

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Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 26 Book Brand: Alfred Publishing Model Number: 00-K03272 ... Read more

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process.We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This sheet music was newly engraved from early and authoritative editions. ... Read more

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Learn to play this wonderful piece with the Stuttgart Symphony Orchestra. Listen to the soloist-then play the selections yourself. Perfect for performance, practice, auditions and for everyday listening pleasure!Max Bruch's sumptuous Romantic masterpiece has remained an audience favorite since it was published in 1868. Its dedicatee, the great violinist Joseph Joachim, had considerable input and, as in the Brahms concerto, his contributions add to its unstoppable lustre. In typical three-movement form, it is a spectacularly lush concerto of the highest order and its intoxicating spell usually takes a firm grip on even the most jaded cynics. Guaranteed to please both player and audience!Contains a printed score and a compact disc featuring the concerto in split-channel stereo with the violinist on the right channel; then again in a stereo accompaniment version minus the solo violin part.Musicians:Performed by Geoffrey Applegate, violinAccompaniment: Stuttgart Symphony OrchestraConductor: Emil Kahn Song Listing:Bruch, MaxViolin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, op. 26 ... Read more

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Misprint on last page
The last page has entire misprint.
Note are totally of the 5 lines.
It might be only mine, but please check the last page first when you purfchase this one!
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Attractive, authoritative editions of two great standards for cello and orchestra: "Kol Nidrei: Adagio on Hebrew Melodies," Op. 47 is wonderfully lyrical and musically straightforward; Bloch’s "Schelomo: Rhapsodie hebraique" is complex and passionate, reflecting the composer’s highly individual style. Instrumentation. Note.
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Chapters: Max Bruch, Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra, Violin Concerto No. 1, Scottish Fantasy, Violin Concerto No. 3, List of compositions by Max Bruch, Kol Nidrei, Concerto for Clarinet, Viola, and Orchestra, Violin Concerto No. 2, Violin Serenade,. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 37. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Max Christian Friedrich Bruch (6 January 1838 - 2 October 1920), also known as Max Karl August Bruch, was a German Romantic composer and conductor who wrote over 200 works, including three violin concertos, one of which is a staple of the violin repertoire. Bruch was born in Cologne, Rhine Province, where he received his early musical training under the composer and pianist Ferdinand Hiller, to whom Robert Schumann dedicated his piano concerto. Ignaz Moscheles recognized his aptitude. He had a long career as a teacher, conductor and composer, moving among musical posts in Germany: Mannheim (1862-1864), Koblenz (1865-1867), Sondershausen, (1867-1870), Berlin (1870-1872), and Bonn, where he spent 1873-78 working privately. At the height of his reputation he spent three seasons as conductor of the Liverpool Philharmonic Society (1880-83). He taught composition at the Berlin Hochschule für Musik from 1890 until his retirement in 1910. Bruch died in his house in Berlin-Friedenau. His conservatively structured works, in the German romantic musical tradition, placed him in the camp of Romantic classicism exemplified by Johannes Brahms, rather than the opposing "New Music" of Franz Liszt and Richard Wagner. In his time, he was known primarily as a choral composer. His Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 (1866) is one of the most popular Romantic violin concertos. It uses several techniques from Felix Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E minor. These include the link...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=155712 ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishings Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the worlds literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Richard Wagner, Richard Strauss, Felix Mendelssohn, Paul Hindemith, Wilhelm Furtwängler, Bruno Walter, Max Bruch, Franz Danzi, Otto Klemperer, Carlos Kleiber, Karl Muck, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Christoph Eschenbach, Theodore Thomas, David Geringas, Christian Kalkbrenner, Wolfgang Fortner, Hermann Abendroth, Hans Von Bülow, Ferdinand Hiller, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Karl Ristenpart, Ignatz Waghalter, Dieter Lehnhoff, Christoph Von Dohnányi, Friedrich Gernsheim, Kurt Masur, Christian Thielemann, Johann Adam Hiller, Carl Reinecke, Martin Böttcher, Hans Pfitzner, Harold Byrns, Jürgen Budday, Eugen Jochum, Leopold Damrosch, William Steinberg, Carl Schuricht, Rudolf Kempe, Hermann Scherchen, Otto Nicolai, Christian Grube, Max Von Schillings, Benjamin-Gunnar Cohrs, Peter Schreier, Gerd Albrecht, Günter Wand, Frederick Stock, Günter Bialas, Eberhard Schoener, Max Erdmannsdörfer, Jonas Alber, Clemens Schmalstich, Andrey Boreyko, Hans Zender, Margarete Dessoff, Lukas Foss, Leo Borchard, Rudolf Kelber, Franz Abt, Hans Knappertsbusch, Markus Stenz, Roland Pröll, Charles Hallé, Johann Joseph Abert, Reinhard Seehafer, Gottfried Eschenbach, Stefan Sanderling, Andreas Delfs, Marek Janowski, Oskar Fried, Friedrich Goldmann, Helmuth Rilling, Johannes Fritzsch, Hans Richter-Haaser, Klaus Tennstedt, Julius Otto Grimm, Ingo Metzmacher, Heinz Tiessen, Carl Gottlieb Reissiger, Ernst Von Schuch, Hartmut Haenchen, Felix Otto Dessoff, George Henschel, Hans Bronsart Von Schellendorff, Theodor Kirchner, Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, Helmut Kickton, Karl Richter, Julius Stockhausen, Franz-Paul Decker, Bernhard Kontarsky, Jun Märkl, Wilhelm Friedrich Wieprecht, Vinzenz Lachner, Theodore Eisfeld, Gustav Jenner, Werner Andreas Albert, Fritz Rieger, Gerhard Markson, Friedemann Riehle, Ignaz Lachner, Eckart Preu, Conra... ... Read more

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Concerto In G Minor<-i> Op.26 in 1st position, composed by Max Bruch for violin and piano, arranged by K,.W. Rokos.

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