E. T. A. Hoffmann's Musical Writings: Kreisleriana; The Poet and the Composer; Music CriticismThis book contains the first complete translation in English of E. T. A. Hoffmann's major musical writings, complementing the well-known Tales. It offers, therefore, a long-awaited opportunity to assess the thought and influence of one of the most famous of all writers on music and the musical links with his fiction. Containing the first complete appearance in English of Kreisleriana, it reveals a masterpiece of imaginative writing whose title is familiar to musicians (from Robert Schumann's piano cycle) and whose profound humour and irony can now be fully appreciated. This volume offers translations aiming at the greatest fidelity to Hoffmann, as well as musical accuracy in the reviews. David Charlton's three introductory essays provide extensive information on the background to Romantic music criticism; on the origins and internal structure of Kreisleriana; and on Hoffmann and opera. A concluding essay by the late Friedrich Schnapp lists Hoffmann's planned reviews and those mistakenly attributed to him. |
Contents
Introduction to Kreisleriana 23 352 | 12 |
Prefatory Remarks to Individual Essays | 56 |
Jacques Callot | 76 |
Part II | 123 |
Hoffmann and Opera | 169 |
The Poet and the Composer | 188 |
Letter from a Monk to his Friend in the Capital | 213 |
Review of Witts Fifth and Sixth Symphonies | 221 |
Review of Beethovens Mass in C | 325 |
Review of Beethovens Overture and Incidental Music to Goethes | 341 |
Old and New Church Music | 351 |
Review of Riems Zwölf Lieder Op 27 extract | 376 |
Review of Boieldieus Le Nouveau Seigneur de village | 382 |
Review of Mozarts Don Giovanni 20 September 1815 | 397 |
Some Observations on the Comments made by the Royal Chamber | 408 |
A Letter from Kapellmeister Johannes Kreisler Contributed | 414 |
Review of Fioravantis I virtuosi ambulanti | 229 |
Review of Weigls Das Waisenhaus extract | 252 |
Review of Paers Sofonisba | 262 |
Review of Spohrs First Symphony | 271 |
Review of Beethovens Overture to Coriolan | 286 |
Review of Gyrowetzs Der Augenarzt extract | 293 |
Review of Beethovens Piano Trios Op 70 Nos 1 and 2 | 300 |
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