Jon W. Finson
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Jon W. Finson (born 4 November 1950) is an American musicologist.[1]
Works
He became known through the publication of the first version of Schumann's Symphony No. 4 in D minor in 2003 in Wiesbaden. Two of his six books published to date can be regarded as masterpieces of Robert Schumann research:
- Robert Schumann and the Study of Orchestral Composition: The Genesis of the First Symphony; Op. 38 (Studies in Musical Genesis and Structure).[2] Clarendon Press, Oxford 1989, ISBN 978-0-19-313213-9
- Robert Schumann: The Book of Songs.[3] Harvard University Press, Cambridge MA 2007, ISBN 0-674-02629-2[4][5]
Prizes
Together with Ulf Wallin, he won the 2013 Robert Schumann Prize of the City of Zwickau.
References
- ^ Jon Finson (Baritone) on Bach Cantatas Website
- ^ Robert Schumann and the Study of Orchestral Composition: The Genesis of the First Symphony; Op. 38 (Studies in Musical Genesis and Structure) on WorldCat
- ^ Robert Schumann: The Book of Songs on WorldCat
- ^ Robert Schumann: The Book of Songs on Google books
- ^ Robert Schumann: The Book of Songs on Oxford Academic
External links
- 5 October 2012 – Schumann-Preisträger 2013 stehen fest. schumannzwickau.de; Short biography
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