Conducting Beethoven: Volume 1: The Symphonies (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780198162193)

This is an essential guide for students of the nine Beethoven symphonies and a starting-point for young conductors. Drawing on his lifelong experience of conducting these works, Del Mar offers an analysis of the music's structure, pointing out key events in the score and offering advice on how to achieve the desired effect. He also compares variant readings in the different editions and further traces the development of Beethoven's style and that of the symphony over the 24 years of their composition.

Author: Norman Del Mar
ISBN-10: 0198162197
ISBN-13: 9780198162193
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Language: English
Published: 04/23/1992
Pages: 232
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.72lbs
Size: 8.97h x 5.46w x 0.71d