Norman Del Mar: Conducting Beethoven, Vol. 1: The Symphonies

Norman Del Mar: Conducting Beethoven, Vol. 1: The Symphonies

This is an essential guide for students of the nine Beethoven symphonies and a starting-point for young conductors. Drawing on his lifelong experience of conducting these works, Del Mar offers an analysis of the music's structure, pointing out key events in the score and offering advice on how to achieve the desired effect. He also compares variant readings in the different editions and further traces the development of Beethoven's style and that of the symphony over the 24 years of their composition.

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Critical Commentary

Performance material: Individual string parts (Violin 1 & Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass), Wind Set (2Fl/2Ob/2clarinet-c/2bassoon/2Hn/2Trp/timpani)

Full score or Study score

Alternatively:

The Cambridge Companion to Beethoven

Beethoven's Symphonies: Nine Approaches to Art and Ideas

Beethoven: Anguish and Triumph

Beethoven: The Man Revealed (Revised and Updated)

Beethoven: A Life in Nine Pieces