Ernst Kurth

This is the first publication to provide extensive annotated translations from the writings of the music theorist Ernst Kurth (1886-1946) who wrote three pioneering studies on the music of J.S. Bach Richard Wagner and Anton Bruckner. The book will familiarize today''s English-speaking scholars with Kurth''s theoretical ideas and innovative analytical strategies through his commentaries on the passages from these composers. An extensive introductory essay discusses the intellectual and socio-cultural background required for understanding Kurth''s work.