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Beethoven's Ninth: A Political History,New
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Who hasn't been stirred by the strains of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony? That's a good question, claims Esteban Buch. German nationalists and French republicans, communists and Catholics have all, in the course of history, embraced the piece. It was performed under the direction of Leonard Bernstein at a concert to mark the fall of the Berlin Wall, yet it also serves as a ghastly and ironic leitmotif in Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange. Hitler celebrated his birthdays with it, and the government of Rhodesia made it their anthem. And played in German concentration camps by the imprisoned, it also figured prominently at Mitterand's 1981 investiture.In his remarkable history of one of the most popular symphonic works of the modern period, Buch traces such complex and contradictory usesand abusesof Beethoven's Ninth Symphony since its premier in 1824. Buch shows that Beethoven consciously drew on the tradition of European political music, with its mix of sacred and profane, military and religious themes, when he composed his symphony. But while Beethoven obviously had his own political aspirations for the piecehe wanted it to make a statement about ideal powerhe could not have had any idea of the antithetical political uses, nationalist and universalist, to which the Ninth Symphony has been put since its creation. Buch shows us how the symphony has been 'deployed' throughout nearly two centuries, and in the course of this exploration offers what was described by one French reviewer as 'a fundamental examination of the moral value of art.' Sensitive and fascinating, this account of the tangled political existence of a symphony is a rare book that shows the life of an artwork through time, shifted and realigned with the currents of history.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Q: What is the main theme of Beethoven's Ninth: A Political History? A: The book explores the complex political history and varied interpretations of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony since its premiere in 1824, highlighting how different political movements have embraced or misused the piece.
- Q: Who is the author of this book? A: The author of Beethoven's Ninth: A Political History is Esteban Buch.
- Q: What is the publication date of this book? A: Beethoven's Ninth: A Political History was published on May 15, 2003.
- Q: What is the book's binding type? A: This book is available in hardcover binding.
- Q: How many pages does Beethoven's Ninth: A Political History have? A: The book contains a total of 344 pages.
- Q: What condition is the book in? A: The book is listed as being in good condition.
- Q: What category does this book fall under? A: Beethoven's Ninth: A Political History falls under the Classical music category.
- Q: Is there a specific edition of this book? A: Yes, this book is identified as the first edition.
- Q: What insights does the book provide about Beethoven's intentions? A: The book discusses Beethoven's political aspirations for the symphony and how he intended it to convey a statement about ideal power.
- Q: Does the book address the cultural impact of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony? A: Yes, it traces the various cultural and political uses of the symphony over nearly two centuries, examining its moral and artistic implications.