基本説明
Edited by James A. Grymes. Written from a firsthand perspective by Dohnányi's widow, this is the legendary Hugarian pianist, composer, conductor, and pedagogue.
Full Description
" . . . a rare kind of biography and autobiography: a clear and elegant exposition of fact, as well as a humane portrait of a great piano virtuoso, composer, teacher, and democratic soul, as told to and seen through the eyes of one close to him." —Mark Mitchell
Ernst von Dohnányi (1877-1960) was one of the most highly respected musicians of his time. The young Dohnányi enjoyed an international prestige that brought him into contact with such 19th-century masters as Johannes Brahms and Eugène d'Albert. He is remembered for his technique and interpretive skills as a pianist and conductor, as well as for the masterpieces he composed for piano, chamber ensembles, and orchestra. As a teacher and administrator, Dohnányi was responsible for the training of an entire generation of musicians in Hungary, and for helping to shape the country's musical culture. After World War II, his career foundered when he was falsely accused of being a Nazi sympathizer. In 1953, at the age of 76, Dohnányi returned to international prominence with a triumphant "re-debut" at Carnegie Hall. Ernst von Dohnányi: A Song of Life, written from a firsthand perspective by Dohnányi's widow, is the first full English-language biography of the artist.
Contents
Preliminary Table of Contents:
Editor's Preface
Introduction
Prologue 1877-1894
Chapter 1. 1894-1897
Chapter 2. 1897-1905
Chapter 3. 1905-1919
Chapter 4. 1919-1936
Chapter 5. 1937-1944
Chapter 6. 1944-1946
Chapter 7. 1946-1948
Chapter 8. 1948-1949
Chapter 9. 1949-1953
Epilogue 1954-1960
Appendix A: Selected Correspondence
Appendix B: Dohnányi's Lectures at Ohio University
Appendix C: Selected Articles
Appendix D: Works List
