Title Schumann's virtuosity : criticism, composition, and performance in nineteenth-century Germany / Alexander Stefaniak

Published Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2016]

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Description 1 online resource (x, 296 pages) Contents Florestan among the revelers : postclassical virtuosity and Schumann's critique of pleasure -- Florestan's wine, Clara Wieck's spirit : postclassical virtuosity and poetic interiority -- Poetic showpieces in the cultivated salon -- Virtuosity and the rhetoric of the sublime -- Steps to Parnassus? : Schumann's equivocal work concept -- Festivals of the virtuoso priesthood : collaborating with Clara Schumann and Joseph Joachim Summary Considered one of the greatest composers'and music critics'of the Romantic era, Robert Schumann (1810'1856) played an important role in shaping nineteenth-century German ideas about virtuosity. Forging his career in the decades that saw abundant public fascination with the feats and creations of virtuosos (Liszt, Paganini, and Chopin among others), Schumann engaged with instrumental virtuosity through not only his compositions and performances but also his music reviews and writings about his contemporaries. Ultimately, the discourse of virtuosity influenced the culture of Western "art music" well beyond the nineteenth century and into the present day. By examining previously unexplored archival sources, Alexander Stefaniak looks at the diverse approaches to virtuosity Schumann developed over the course of his career, revealing several distinct currents in nineteenth-century German virtuosity and the enduring flexibility of virtuosity discourse Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 23, 2016) Subject Schumann, Robert, 1810-1856 -- Influence SUBJECT Schumann, Robert, 1810-1856 fast Subject Virtuosity in musical performance -- Germany -- History -- 19th century Music -- Germany -- 19th century -- Philosophy and aesthetics Virtuosity in musical performance -- History -- 19th century MUSIC -- Genres & Styles -- Classical. MUSIC -- Reference. MUSIC -- Individual Composer & Musician. Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Music -- Philosophy and aesthetics Virtuosity in musical performance Germany Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2016021399 ISBN 9780253022097 0253022096

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