Brahms and the Principle of Developing Variation (California Studies in 19th-Century Music) (Volume 2)

Brahms and the Principle of Developing Variation (California Studies in 19th-Century Music) (Volume 2) by Frisch, Walter. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780520069589.

In this analytical study of eighteen important works by Brahms, Walter Frisch makes skillful use of Schoenbergs provocative concept of "developing variation." Frisch traces a genuine evolution through Brahmss compositions; he considers their relationship not only to each other, but also to significant works by Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Liszt, and Schoenberg.