Bruckner's Fourth
The Biography of a Symphony
Series: Studies in Musical Genesis, Structure, and Interpretation;
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP USA
- Date of Publication 4 February 2025
- ISBN 9780197765661
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages356 pages
- Size 239x165x28 mm
- Weight 653 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 29 images and figures 585
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Short description:
Bruckner's Fourth: The Biography of a Symphony is a detailed account of the music and history of the most well-known symphony by the great Austrian composer Anton Bruckner (1824-1896). This book presents the first accurate, complete account of the history of this symphony based on extensive new research and critical analysis.
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Anton Bruckner's Fourth Symphony is one of the most beloved and frequently performed works in the orchestral repertoire. Despite this, a great deal about the work and its genesis has been either unknown, poorly understood, or starkly misrepresented. The work's extraordinary history is the source of much of this confusion. Bruckner worked on the Fourth over fifteen years before he finally published the score in 1889. During the process, he created several earlier versions of the work, which remained unknown until decades after his death. The first attempts to comprehend the work's compositional history were made by German scholars in the 1930s, but these not only proved partial but sowed the seeds of a long tradition of misunderstanding. This book offers the first complete and coherent account, which draws upon numerous previously overlooked sources, of the extraordinary compositional evolution of this magnificent symphony. What emerges is the story of Bruckner's remarkable efforts to produce a symphony that would, as he put it, be able to "make its effect" in performance.
The heart of the book is an exploration, based on comprehensive archival research and critical analysis, of the creative development of the Fourth Symphony. It explains the nature and significance of the different versions through which the work passed, considers the impact of early performances, delves into the complicated roles played by Bruckner's collaboration with other musicians in the later stages of the work's evolution, and situates all of this in Bruckner's biographical, social, and musical context. The book also critiques the conventional wisdom about the so-called problem posed by the versions of Bruckner's works by deconstructing long-established myths, developing new insights, and bringing the musical logic of Bruckner's approach into clear focus. The book offers a searching yet accessible account of the music of the Fourth and a critical survey of the varying ways the work has been interpreted in performance and, starting in the 1930s, on recordings.
This book is a magnum opus, the summation of Korstvedt's three decades of work on Bruckner's Fourth Symphony. The book recounts the history of the work and describes the differences between the various versions in detail. In the process, Korstvedt clears up many misconceptions. In particular, the arguments surrounding the printed first editions are masterfully summarized and weighed against each other. This book is timely, unique, comprehensive, well researched, vividly written, and of great relevance. It will be welcomed by both Bruckner scholars and a wider audience.
Table of Contents:
Genesis
Introduction: A Long View of the Fourth Symphony
The Creation of the Fourth Symphony, 1874
Rejecting, Sifting, Reshaping, and Ordering, 1875-1876
The Music of the First Version
Reinventing the Fourth, 1878-1881
The First Performances, 1881
Entering the Public Sphere, 1882-1886
The Third Version, 1887-1888
The Music of the Third Version
Structure
The Fourth Symphony, Musically Considered
The Evolution of the Finale, 1874-1888
Reception
Toward a Synoptic View: Bruckner's Pursuit of Effectiveness
The Fourth in Performance, a Historical Sketch
