Brahms and Bruckner as Artistic Antipodes: Studies in Musical Semantics (Hardcover)

Contents: A Radical Historical, Art-Theoretical and Artistic Contrast ? Art and Personality ? The Conflict ? Art-Theoretical Controversies ? The Unknown Brahms: An Autonomous Composer? ≪Young Kreisler≫ ? Schumann’s Essay ≪Neue Bahnen≫: A New Interpretation ? Schumann and Brahms ? Brahms’ Variations op. 9 and op. 23 ? ≪Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini≫ ? Bruckner and the Program Music ? The ≪Tonal Symbol of the Cross≫ ? The program of the Romantic Symphony ? The program of the Eighth Symphony ? The legend of ≪german Michel≫.