Brahms and the German Spirit by Daniel Beller-McKenna HARDBACK 9780674013186

Name: Brahms and the German Spirit by Daniel Beller-McKenna HARDBACK 9780674013186
Brand: Harvard University Press

Harvard University Press

Brahms and the German Spirit\nby Daniel Beller-McKenna\nHardback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Daniel Beller-McKenna\nTitle: Brahms and the German Spirit\nFormat: Hardback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Composers and songwriters\nPublisher: Harvard University Press\nPublication year: 2004\nISBN-13: 9780674013186\nISBN-10: 0674013182\nRRP: \u00A379.95\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nBeller-McKenna counters music historians's reluctance to address Brahms's Germanness, wary perhaps of fascist implications. He gives an account of the intertwining of nationalism, politics, and religion that underlies major works, and enriches both our understanding of his art and German culture.\n\nBeller-McKenna counters music historians's reluctance to address Brahms's Germanness, wary perhaps of fascist implications..