附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-217) and index.
Genesis : circumstances, commission, composition, influences, and the manuscript -- The reconstruction : a critical examination of the work of Tibor Serly -- Première and publication : an account of the events of 1945-49 that led up to the first performance -- Reception : reaction to the first fifty years of the Bartók/Serly viola concerto -- Some aspects of structure : examination of form and possible presence of the Fibonacci series -- Revisions : the revisions of Atar Arad, Csaba Erdélyi, Peter Bartók, and Donald Maurice -- Authenticity : future attempts to achieve a more authentic Bartók viola concerto -- Compositional interpretation : focus on structure, melody, pitch organization, rhythm, and orchestration and texture -- Performance interpretation : focus on tempi, dynamics, phrasing, and articulation in the solo viola part -- The future and legal issues : Bartók's will and estate and matters of copyright.
摘要:This text tells the intriguing story of Bela Bartok's viola concerto, a work left unfinished at his death in 1945. Drawing on interviews and documents that reveal previously unavailable information, it discusses the commission, reception and future possibilities.