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Re: Poco Forte marking in Brahms

Author: brycon
Date: 2014-07-24 19:54

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I note the existence of these two books, "Brahms Performance Practice" by Ian Pace and "Performing Brahms" by Michael Musgrave and Bernard Sherman. Has anyone looked at these?

I've read Performing Brahms (Dr. Musgrave was also one of my professors). He edited the book, which includes essays that range from insightful--such as George Bozarth's essay on Fanny Davies--to pedantic--Robert Pascall and Philip Weller's Derridean deconstruction of a single correspondence with regard to the tempos of the fourth symphony. Professor Musgrave also contributed fine essays on the German Requiem and Brahms's piano music.

Many of the essays focus on flexibility of tempo--both in Brahms's own playing and in the performance of his orchestral works. The essay on Fanny Davies is particularly important for clarinetists insofar as it focuses on the late chamber music. I'm sure it's been covered here, but Davies notes (with certainty) that Brahms thought of his hairpin cresc/decresc (and performed them) not as dynamic nuance but a rhythmic one. Although I don't have the book with me at the moment, I don't recall there being anything that could authoritatively settle this thread (though I agree with what Karl writes, e.g. dynamic markings also refer to expression, not only loudness/softness).

Post Edited (2014-07-25 02:47)

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