Robert Schumann(1st Edition) The Life and Work of a Romantic Composer by MartinGeck, Stewart Spencer, Mr. Stewart Spencer Hardcover, 320 Pages, Published 2012 by University Of Chicago Press ISBN-13: 978-0-226-28469-9, ISBN: 0-226-28469-7
"Robert Schumann (1810-56) is one of the most important and representative composers of the Romantic era. Born in Zwickau, Germany, Schumann began piano instruction at age seven and immediately developed a passion for music. When a permanent injury to his hand prevented him from pursuing a career as a touring concert pianist, he turned his energies and talents to composing, writing hundreds of works for piano and voice, as well as four s ..."
"In the years spanning from 1800 to 1824, Ludwig van Beethoven completed nine symphonies, now considered among the greatest masterpieces of Western music. Yet despite the fact that this time period, located in the wake of the Enlightenment and at the peak of romanticism, was one of rich intellectual exploration and social change, the influence of such threads of thought on Beethoven’s work has until now remained hidden beneath the surfac ..."
"Best known for the challenging four-opera cycle The Ring of the Nibelung, Richard Wagner (1813–83) was a conductor, librettist, theater director, and essayist, in addition to being the composer of some of the most enduring operatic works in history, such as The Flying Dutchman, Tannhäuser, and Tristan and Isolde. Though his influence on the development of European music is indisputable, Wagner was also quite outspoken on the politics an ..."
Bach(1st Edition) (Haus Publishing - Life &Times) by MartinGeck, Anthea Bell, John Butt Paperback, 176 Pages, Published 2005 by Haus Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-904341-16-1, ISBN: 1-904341-16-0
"This is one title in a series of short, illustrated biographies. They tell the stories of those who have shaped our present and our past, from Beethoven to Dietrich and from Einstein to Churchill. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) can be thought of as the father of modern music, a supreme craftsman able to bridge the gap between the music of the Renaissance and the glories of Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven. This biography shows us Bach in ..."
"Two hundred and fifty years after his death, Johann Sebastian Bach remains one of the most compelling figures in the history of classical music. In this major study of the composer's life and work, Martin Geck follows the course of Bach's career in rich detail--from his humble beginnings as an organ tuner and self-taught court musician to his role as Kapellmeister and cantor of St. Thomas's Church in Leipzig. Geck explores Bach's relati ..."
Beethoven(1st Edition) (Haus Publishing - Life &Times) by MartinGeck, Peter Sheppard Skaerved Paperback, 176 Pages, Published 2005 by Haus Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-904341-00-0, ISBN: 1-904341-00-4
"Ludwig van Beethoven is one of the legendary figures of world culture. But who is the man behind the legend? Martin Geck offers a vivid portrait of a difficult but fascinating man with a tangled and still controversial love life. This is an expert introduction to a self-styled cultural hero, presented warts, genius and all."
Bach(1st Edition) (Life &Times) by MartinGeck, Anthea Bella Hardcover, 178 Pages, Published 2005 by Haus Publishers Ltd. ISBN-13: 978-1-904341-35-2, ISBN: 1-904341-35-7
"Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) was the father of modern music, a supreme craftsman able to bridge the gap between the music of the Renaissance and the glories of Mozart, Hayden, and Beethoven. Bach expert Martin Geck shows us Bach in his time, offering a portrait of the personal, political and social circumstances that shaped some of the greatest music ever written. It analyses Bach’s musical achievement and considers why music such ..."
Beethoven (Haus Publishing - Life &Times) by MartinGeck, Peter Sheppard Skaerved Hardcover, 176 Pages, Published 2008 by Haus Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-904341-03-1, ISBN: 1-904341-03-9
"Ludwig van Beethoven is one of the legendary figures of world culture. But who is the man behind the legend? Martin Geck offers a vivid portrait of a difficult but fascinating man with a tangled and still controversial love life. This is an expert introduction to a self-styled cultural hero, presented warts, genius and all."
Beethoven's Symphonies Nine Approaches to Art and Ideas by MartinGeck 192 Pages, Published 2017 by University Of Chicago Press ISBN-13: 978-0-226-45391-0, ISBN: 0-226-45391-X
"Nine Approaches to Art and Ideas Martin Geck. Gómez Dávila, Nicolás, 88
Gossec, François-Joseph, 8, 22 Le triomphe de la République, 124 Griepenkerl,
Wolfgang Robert, Das Musikfest; ... 6 Jean Paul (Johann Paul Friedrich Richter),
30–38, 75–76, 133, 134 Dr. Katzenbergers Badereise, 75–76 Johnson, Douglas,
116 ..."
Richard Wagner A Life in Music by MartinGeck 416 Pages, Published 2013 by University Of Chicago Press ISBN-13: 978-0-226-92462-5, ISBN: 0-226-92462-9
"Ruhmreich gewonnen, soll Frieden Dir lohnen! Der neu ergriinten Eiche gleich
erstand durch Dich das deutsche Reich: Heil seinen Ahnen, seinen Fahnen, die
Dich fiihrten, die wir trugen, als mit Dir wir Frankreich schlugen! Feind zum Trutz,
Freund zum Schutz, allem Volk das deutsche Reich zu Heil und Nutz! [Hail! Hail
to the kaiser! King Wilhelm, the board and defender of liberty of all Germans!
Highest of crowns, how gloriously it a ..."
Robert Schumann The Life and Work of a Romantic Composer by MartinGeck 280 Pages, Published 2012 by University Of Chicago Press ISBN-13: 978-0-226-28471-2, ISBN: 0-226-28471-9
"Robert Schumann, Erinnerungen an Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, ed. Georg
Eismann (Zwickau: Predella-Verlag, 1948), 43–44. Ibid., 44. Schumann,
Tagebücher, 2:50 (entry ofJanuary 29, 1838). Ibid., 2:27 (entry of September 23,
1836). Ibid. (entries of September 26 and 27, 1836). Ibid., 2:55 (entry ofMay 13,
1838). Hans Joachim Köhler, Robert Schumann: Sein Leben und Wirken in den
Leipziger Jahren (Leipzig: Peters, 1986), 40. Friedrich ..."
Beethoven-Bilder Was Kunst- und Musikgeschichte (sich) zu erzählen haben (German Edition) by Werner Busch, MartinGeck Hardcover, 183 Pages, Published 2019 by J.B. Metzler ISBN-13: 978-3-476-04971-1, ISBN: 3-476-04971-X
"Was Kunst- und Musikgeschichte (sich) zu erzählen habenGebundenes BuchBeethoven-Bildnisse gibt es seit über 200 Jahren, und jenseits des omnipräsenten Titanenhauptes gibt es eine Vielfalt von Gestaltungen in gezeichneter, gemalter und plastischer Form, die viel über ihre jeweilige Zeit und über unsere Zugänge zu Beethovens Musik zu erkennen geben. Eine originelle Perspektive auf 200 Jahre Kulturgeschichte eröffnet dieses Gespräch zwisch ..."
Zwischen Romantik und Restauration Musik im Realismus-Diskurs 1848 bis 1871 (German Edition) by MartinGeck Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 2001 by J.B. Metzler ISBN-13: 978-3-476-01867-0, ISBN: 3-476-01867-9
"Realismus in der Musik? Indem Martin Geck bedeutende Werke von Schumann, Wagner, Berlioz, Liszt, Mahler und Brahms der Epoche des Realismus zuweist, zeichnet er einen spannenden politisch-ästhetischen Diskurs nach. Dabei positioniert er die Meisterwerke der Musik zwischen den Vorwürfen der Selbstverliebtheit einerseits und der Politiksüchtigkeit andererseits. Somit entsteht ein völlig neues Bild der Musikgeschichte des 19. Jahrhunderts."
Johannes Brahms(1st Edition) by MartinGeck Paperback, 160 Pages, Published 2013 by Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verla ISBN-13: 978-3-499-50686-4, ISBN: 3-499-50686-6
"Biografie gewohnt übersichtlich und in reihenüblicher Weise chronologisch und kenntnisreich dargestellt, ergänzt durch zahlreiche Briefzitate, zeitgenössische Quellen und viele, teilweise farbige Abbildungen."
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy(5th Edition) by MartinGeck Paperback, 160 Pages, Published 2009 by Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verla ISBN-13: 978-3-499-50709-0, ISBN: 3-499-50709-9
"Broschiertes BuchMartin Geck, der "Doyen der Musikwissenschaft" (FAZ), verbindet in seiner Einführung in die Welt der neun Sinfonien Beethovens Analyse mit Deutung und überrascht durch neue Blicke auf Beethovens Ideen-Landschaft.Die Jahre von 1800 bis 1824 sind in keinem Geschichtsbuch als besondere Epoche ausgewiesen, bedeuten jedoch innerhalb der musikalischen Kunst den Beginn eines neuen Zeitalters: Mit seinen neun Sinfonien erhebt B ..."
Von Beethoven bis Mahler Die Musik des deutschen Idealismus (German Edition) by Martin: Geck Hardcover, 476 Pages, Published 1993 by Verlag J.B. Metzler ISBN-13: 978-3-476-00930-2, ISBN: 3-476-00930-0