Hardcover
1995 · Cambridge / London
by Brinkmann, Reinhold
Cambridge / London: Harvard University Press, 1995. Hardcover. VG (ex-library w/ stamps to textblocks, internal stamps, usual markings, etc. creasing to upper corners. dustjacket taped to cover edges; ID to lower spine; plastic scuffed). maroon cloth boards w/ silver spine printing. 241 pgs w/ musical illustrations. maroon & black illustrated dustjacket w/ protective plastic. A nice, clean and bright copy. From a college library; due date card as only one removal stamp. "Though central to our concert and recording repertory, and crucial to the history of the symphony, the four symphonies of Johannes Brahms have proved surprisingly resistant to critical analysis. In this brief, elegant book, a premier musicologist conducts us through the Second Symphony to show us what is unique and remarkable about this particular work and what it reveals about the composer and his time."--Publisher.
(Inventory #: 185839)