Synopses & Reviews
J. A. Fuller Maitland (1856-1936), whose Schumann in the Novello 'Great Musicians' series is also reissued in this series, had a wide-ranging interest in music. He was music critic of The Times for 22 years, was the editor of the second edition of Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians, prepared an edition of the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book, and also worked on Purcell and on folk song. This book, published in 1894, surveys the then current state of German music, with essays on Brahms, Bruch, Goldmark and Rheinberger. Bruckner is mentioned as a 'Little Master', and Richard Strauss appears in the final chapter, entitled 'New Paths (?)' but the surprise for present-day readers is that the composer fulsomely claimed by Fuller Maitland as the natural successor to Wagner, Cyrill Kistler, is now almost completely unknown.
Synopsis
A survey, published in 1894, of the then current state of German music.
Synopsis
This book, published in 1894, surveys the then current state of German music, with essays on Brahms, Bruch, Goldmark among others. The surprise for present-day readers is that the composer claimed by Fuller Maitland as the natural successor to Wagner, Cyrill Kistler, is now almost completely unknown.
Table of Contents
Preface; 1. Johannes Brahms; 2. Max Bruch; 3. Karl Goldmark; 4. Josef Rheinberger; 5. Theodor Kirchner, Carl Reinecke, Woldemar Bargiel; 6. Joseph Joachim, Clara Schumann; 7. Heinrich von Herzogenberg, Heinrich Hoffmann, Anton Bruckner, Felix Draeseke; 8. Jean Louis Nicodé, Richard Strauss, Hans Sommer, Cyrill Kistler.