The Writings and Letters of Konrad Wolff: (Contributions to the Study of Music and Dance)

Compiles the writings of the musicologist, teacher, pianist, author, and jurist Konrad Wolff, including 200 musical illustrations, correspondence with Sviatoslav Richter and other celebrated personalities, and a brilliant "debate" between Wolff and Alfred Brendel. Compiles the writings of the musicologist, teacher, pianist, author, and jurist, including 200 musical illustrations, correspondence with Sviatoslav Richter and other celebrated personalities, articles about Schubert's reaction to Beethoven, Bach's last work, Beethovenian dissonances in Liszt's piano music, and a brilliant "debate" between the author and Alfred Brendel Even after acquiring the Doctor of Laws degree from both the University of Berlin and the Sorbonne (discussed in a letter, along with the effects of living in Europe during the Nazi era), Konrad Wolff's enthusiasm for music was so overwhelming that he became a professional musician in his mid-thirties. Edited By Ruth Gillen ; Prologue By Leon Fleisher ; Foreword By Russell Sherman ; Translations Of Certain Texts From The German By Otto Begus. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Composers -- Letters -- Miscellany -- The Brendel-Wolff "debate."