Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra (Cambridge Music Handbooks)

Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra (Cambridge Music Handbooks) Review

Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra has proven to be one of the most popularly successful concert works of the twentieth century. It is seen by its champions as an example of Bartók's seamless blend of Eastern European folk music and Western art music, and by its detractors as indicative of the composer's artistic compromise. This book contains a discussion of the historical and musical contexts of the piece, its early performance history and critical reception. It also includes the first complete movement-by-movement synopsis of the Concerto, as well as detailed technical information about the work.

Clarinet Concerto, K. 622 - Full score (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozarts Werke)

Clarinet Concerto, K. 622 - Full score (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozarts Werke) Review

Reproduced directly from the full score first issued in 1881 as part of "Wolfgang Amadeus Mozarts Werke" (Serie XII, No. 20), edited by Ernst Rudorff. As a Petrucci Library Press title, a portion of each sale is donated to help with the operating expenses of the outstanding online resource for free classical music: IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library.

Berg: Violin Concerto (Cambridge Music Handbooks)

Berg: Violin Concerto (Cambridge Music Handbooks) Review

Described by Aaron Copland as "among the finest creations of the modern repertoire," Berg's Violin Concerto has become a twentieth-century classic. In this authoritative and highly readable guide the reader is introduced not only to the concerto itself but to all that surrounded and determined its composition. The book puts the concerto in its cultural context, provides biographical information on the composers and others associated with the work, gives an accessible guide to the music, and provides scholarly discussion for specialists. The author's ability to combine musical anecdote with scholarly analysis makes this guide compelling reading for amateur and specialist alike.