Ebook: Sergiu Celibidache: Analytical Approaches to his Teachings on Phenomenology and Music

Published materials on Sergiu Celibidache’s teachings on phenomenology and music were reviewed to present an analytical overview of his central ideas. The research project concentrates on the following primary sources: Celibidache’s interviews, documentation of his seminars, rehearsals and performances, and his own texts. The results of this research project are based on the utilization of Celibidache’s main topics and central themes as categories for applying the constant comparative analytical method. Each publication was analyzed in reference to each of the previously determined categories. The first part of the research project presents an introduction to phenomenology for the reader, with special reference to the topic of Celibidache and music. The second part presents Celibidache’s essential points of view and arguments which include the question of phenomenology, Far Eastern philosophies, time, tempo, reduction, and aesthetic points on recordings. The research project concludes with a description of the most significant and apparent principles of Celibidache’s rehearsal techniques and a bibliography of primary sources on the subject of Celibidache's teachings for future research.