"Published to commemorate Marius Flothuis' 60th birthday."
In English; some quotations from sources in German.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-178).
Contents
Playing and expressing in music -- The meaning of repetition -- Willem Pijper -- Two arias and their background -- Mozart and Anna Selina Storace -- Life and works of Franz Schubert in the light of the political situation and social setting of his time -- Franz Schubert's compositions to poems from Goethe's 'Wilhelm Meister's Lehrjahre' -- From quotation to plagiarism -- Reflections on Mahler's Ninth symphony -- No comment.