"This is the most thorough account of Brahm's organ music in English. Barbara Owen has done a superb job of synthesizing virtually all accounts by other authors, from the composer's own day to 2005. The Organ Music of Johannes Brahms should be required reading for all organists, especially those who play this music. Any devotee of Brahms and his compositions will gain from reading this book."-The American Organist Magazine
"Barbara Owen's scholarly and thoroughly detailed study gives the reader everything there is to know about the organ works of Brahms. Every organist who loves and plays Brahms must have--and will enjoy--this book."--Dr. Marilyn Mason, University of Michigan
"Like the many strands of counterpoint which Brahms loved to weave together, Barbara Owen has woven a comprehensive fabric of all aspects of Brahms' involvement with the organ, placing them against the changing backdrops from which they may be viewed: biographical, counterpoint studies, revision habits; then the works themselves: manuscript variations, analyses, interpretation. Definitely a definitive work!"-- Dr. Max (Uncle Max) Miller, Professor of Organ Emeritus, Boston University
"Johannes Brahms wrote but little for the organ, but that small legacy is universally recognized as one of the greatest contributions to the corpus of nineteenth century organ literature. Although it has long attracted critical commentary, Barbara Owen presents here the first full-length monograph to focus on this important oeuvre. Meticulously researched and thoughtfully written, Owen explores the many enigmas of Brahms' organ music with keen insight and from a variety of perspectives. A work of exemplary erudition, Ms. Owen's book will surely prove to be mandatory reading for anyone seriously interested in the organ music of Johannes Brahms."--Wm. A. Little, Professor of German and Music, Emeritus, University of Virginia
"Owen's book includes a lot of useful information on the period. Its focus on Brahm's organ music is refreshingly down-to-earth and revealing about his modest but creative interest in organs and organ music."--Peter Williams, Times Literary Supplement
Review
"This is the most thorough account of Brahm's organ music in English. Barbara Owen has done a superb job of synthesizing virtually all accounts by other authors, from the composer's own day to 2005. The Organ Music of Johannes Brahms should be required reading for all organists, especially those who play this music. Any devotee of Brahms and his compositions will gain from reading this book."-The American Organist Magazine
"Barbara Owen's scholarly and thoroughly detailed study gives the reader everything there is to know about the organ works of Brahms. Every organist who loves and plays Brahms must have--and will enjoy--this book."--Dr. Marilyn Mason, University of Michigan
"Like the many strands of counterpoint which Brahms loved to weave together, Barbara Owen has woven a comprehensive fabric of all aspects of Brahms' involvement with the organ, placing them against the changing backdrops from which they may be viewed: biographical, counterpoint studies, revision habits; then the works themselves: manuscript variations, analyses, interpretation. Definitely a definitive work!"-- Dr. Max (Uncle Max) Miller, Professor of Organ Emeritus, Boston University
"Johannes Brahms wrote but little for the organ, but that small legacy is universally recognized as one of the greatest contributions to the corpus of nineteenth century organ literature. Although it has long attracted critical commentary, Barbara Owen presents here the first full-length monograph to focus on this important oeuvre. Meticulously researched and thoughtfully written, Owen explores the many enigmas of Brahms' organ music with keen insight and from a variety of perspectives. A work of exemplary erudition, Ms. Owen's book will surely prove to be mandatory reading for anyone seriously interested in the organ music of Johannes Brahms."--Wm. A. Little, Professor of German and Music, Emeritus, University of Virginia
"Owen's book includes a lot of useful information on the period. Its focus on Brahm's organ music is refreshingly down-to-earth and revealing about his modest but creative interest in organs and organ music."--Peter Williams, Times Literary Supplement
Book Description
Blending unique insights into composition and performance practice, this book will be read eagerly by performers, students, and scholars of the organ, Brahms, and the music of the Nineteenth Century.
From the Publisher
In addition to her duties as Librarian of the American Guild of Organists's Organ Library at Boston University, Barbara Owen is active as an organist, historian, lecturer, consultant, and writer. Having twice served as President of the Organ Historical Society, she is author of several books and many articles on the organ, its history, and its music.
About the Author
In addition to her duties as Librarian of the American Guild of Organists's Organ Library at Boston University, Barbara Owen is active as an organist, historian, lecturer, consultant, and writer. Having twice served as President of the Organ Historical Society, she is author of several books and many articles on the organ, its history, and its music.
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