Nielsen: Symphony No. 5

by David Fanning

Book Overview

After the death of Mahler in 1911 the great Austro-German symphonic line was carried on mainly in England, America, Scandinavia and Russia. The Fifth Symphony of Carl Nielsen, a Danish composer, was composed in 1921. David Fanning discusses its place within the symphonic tradition since Beethoven, revealing the personal background to the work and taking account of the extensive Danish commentaries, including the composer's own. In an analysis of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521446325
• ISBN13: 9780521446327
• Release Date: June 1997
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 138 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.4" x 8.4"