Elgar conducting his cello concerto: audio and documentary evidence of style beyond the score

dc.contributor.advisorAntokoletz, Elliotten
dc.contributor.advisorYoung, Phyllis, 1925-en
dc.creatorLuchkow, Andrew Stephenen
dc.date.accessioned2008-08-28T22:40:38Zen
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-11T22:17:05Z
dc.date.available2008-08-28T22:40:38Zen
dc.date.available2017-05-11T22:17:05Z
dc.date.issued2005en
dc.descriptiontexten
dc.description.abstractEdward Elgar conducted his Cello Concerto Op.85 twice in the recording studio in 1919 and 1928, both times with solo cellist Beatrice Harrison. These audio recordings differ greatly from more recent interpretations. The recordings reveal unique phrasing and tempo flexibility, as well as regular use of string portamento – audibly sliding between notes – throughout the whole work. This treatise analyzes the Elgar-Harrison recordings identifying those stylistic performance traits beyond the score: that strongly correlate with evidence of Elgar’s comments on performance style; that strongly correlate with the markings in Harrison’s copy of the solo cello part; and that are clearly present in the recordings, but not commented on by Elgar or Harrison. There is much conjecture written about Elgar and his musical style beyond the score. For this reason, the internal view of what Elgar said and did is separated from the external view of witness accounts and secondary evidence. The consistencies and inconsistencies within and between these internal and external views are then tested for accuracy and integrity.
dc.description.departmentMusicen
dc.format.mediumelectronicen
dc.identifierb61114182en
dc.identifier.oclc70913241en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2152/2270en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author. Presentation of this material on the Libraries' web site by University Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin was made possible under a limited license grant from the author who has retained all copyrights in the works.en
dc.subject.lcshElgar, Edward,--1857-1934--Concertos,--violoncello, orchestra,--op. 85,--E minoren
dc.titleElgar conducting his cello concerto: audio and documentary evidence of style beyond the scoreen
dc.type.genreThesisen

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