Resisting middlebrow mediation: Beethoven’s “Grosse Fuge” in interwar Britain

This chapter traces the British reception of Beethoven’s “Grosse Fuge” op. 133 through the interwar period, considering the role recordings and live performances by the Léner and Kolisch Quartets, among others, had on interpretations of the piece. The transformation in attitude toward Beethoven’s “p...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tunbridge, L
Other Authors: Guthrie, K
Format: Book section
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2022