Dvorák: Cello ConcertoAlthough Dvorák's cello concerto is enormously popular, no extended study of it has been undertaken hitherto. This book is a comprehensive study intended for concert-goers and students of this well-loved work, considering aspects of historical background, form, virtuosity, performance and the concerto's rich personal content. This guide sees the work as a crucial means of exploring the composer's emotional life and links it intimately to the woman who was probably his first love. |
Contents
Dvořák and the cello | 1 |
Preludes to the Concerto | 11 |
The Concerto and Dvořáks American manner | 20 |
Decisions and revisions sketch and compositional process | 29 |
The score I forms and melodies | 42 |
The score II interpretations | 64 |
Performers and performances | 86 |
Notes | 99 |
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Select discography | 115 |
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