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| Author | : Peter Southwell-Sander |
| Publisher | : Omnibus Press |
| Total Pages | : 282 |
| Release | : 2011-08-01 |
| Genre | : Music |
| ISBN | : 0857124579 |
This Fascinating biography chronicles Puccini's life and times, with dozens of photographs and illustrations of the period. His Musical heritage, his scandalous elopement with Elvira, his relationship with Caruso and the dramas of his own life and unfolded in loving detail.
| Author | : James Burnett |
| Publisher | : Omnibus Press |
| Total Pages | : 228 |
| Release | : 2011-08-01 |
| Genre | : Music |
| ISBN | : 0857124358 |
Ir has been said that no music amplifies the french ideals of precision and good taste better than the work of Maurice Ravel, yet his background could scarecly have been more cosmopolitan. The son of a Swiss father and a Basque mother, he was born near St. Jean de Luz in 1875; he died in Paris at the age of sixty-two. His primary inspiration, and in consequence the character of his best music, came from art and life. He was exceptionally sensitive to the new current of thought and the aesthetic changes in the Arts following the First World War. Indeed, the music of Ravel is an accuarate reflection of the man himself. This lavishly illustrated book which sets the work and achievements of Ravel in the context of the events of his time, will appeal to the general music lover and also to the serious student.
| Author | : Matthew Robert Walker |
| Publisher | : Omnibus Press |
| Total Pages | : 242 |
| Release | : 2011-08-01 |
| Genre | : Music |
| ISBN | : 085712434X |
In this biography, Robert Walker skilfully blends the fascinating story of Rachmaninoff's life with the historical background of his times. The author shows, too, how outside influences- the 1905 and 1917 revolutions, the Great War, the Wall Street Crash and the Great Depression- very much affected Rachmaninoff as an artist. As well as the use of contemporary accounts, letters and reminiscences, the author has obtained recollections first-hand from distinguished musicians who knew the composer initmately and worked closely with him. The Book is illustrated throughout with photographs of the time, which are as fascinating as the text.
| Author | : Elizabeth Lunday |
| Publisher | : Quirk Books |
| Total Pages | : 290 |
| Release | : 2014-04-08 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 1594747466 |
Discover little-known stories from music history—including murder, riots, and heartbreak—in this entertaining tour through the fascinating (and surprising) lives of classical music masters With outrageous anecdotes about everyone from Gioachino Rossini (draft-dodging womanizer) to Johann Sebastian Bach (jailbird) to Richard Wagner (alleged cross-dresser), Secret Lives of Great Composers recounts the seamy, steamy, and gritty history behind the great masters of international music. Here, you’ll learn that Edward Elgar dabbled with explosives; that John Cage was obsessed with fungus; that Berlioz plotted murder; and that Giacomo Puccini stole his church’s organ pipes and sold them as scrap metal so he could buy cigarettes. This is one music history lesson you’ll never forget!
| Author | : Neil Wenborn |
| Publisher | : Omnibus Press |
| Total Pages | : 292 |
| Release | : 2011-08-01 |
| Genre | : Music |
| ISBN | : 0857124374 |
This book traces the remarkable course of a creative career which spanned the drawing rooms of the Imperial Russia and the social ferment of 1960s America, and serve to establish Stravinsky not only as the most celebrated composer of his time but also as one of the defining forces of twentieth-century culture.
| Author | : Paul Holmes |
| Publisher | : Omnibus Press |
| Total Pages | : 195 |
| Release | : 2011-08-01 |
| Genre | : Music |
| ISBN | : 0857124331 |
Lavishly illustrated throughout, this fascinating biography sets Debussy's musical revolution in the context of his times. It will be invaluable to musicians and concert-goers alike.
| Author | : Linda B. Fairtile |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 404 |
| Release | : 2013-10-08 |
| Genre | : Music |
| ISBN | : 1135592411 |
Scholarly recognition of Giacomo Puccini's achievements as a musical dramatist has been growing steadily for more than 75 years. This useful volume surveys and evaluates close to 700 books and articles about the composer, written in English, Italian, German, French and Spanish. Additional features include an essay on the evolution of Puccini studies, an annotated discography/videography, a guide to manuscript materials, and a list of organizations devoted to Puccini. This useful volume surveys and evaluates close to 700 books and articles about the composer, written in English, Italian, German, French and Spanish. Additional features include an essay on the evolution of Puccini studies, an annotated discography/videography, a guide to manuscript materials, and a list of organizations devoted to Puccini.
| Author | : Linda Beard Fairtile |
| Publisher | : Psychology Press |
| Total Pages | : 404 |
| Release | : 1999 |
| Genre | : Art |
| ISBN | : 9780815320333 |
First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
| Author | : Edward Seckerson |
| Publisher | : Omnibus Press |
| Total Pages | : 235 |
| Release | : 2011-01-01 |
| Genre | : Music |
| ISBN | : 0857128493 |
Mahler’s life was a remarkably complex one, his success as a conductor continually overshadowed by his craving for recognition as a composer. Recognition which never came in his lifetime. In this biography, the author reveals how Mahler’s personality, his extraordinary life and his music are inseparable. New light is shed on his strange relationship with Alma Mahler, his wife, and on his turbulent love affairs. In Vienna, where he directed the Opera, Mahler was a prime target for rumour mongers. Nothing he did, whether private or public, escaped the attention of a Vienna avid for details of his personal life. The author portrays vividly the conflict which arose from the demands made on Mahler by his enormously successful career, and his desperate desire to pursue the creation of great music. Illustrated with portraits of the people who made up Mahler’s world and photographs of places associated with him, this book unfolds Mahler’s story with impressive psychological insight.
| Author | : Julian Budden |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 538 |
| Release | : 2002 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 0195179749 |
Julian Budden, one of the world's foremost scholars of Italian opera, here offers music lovers a major biography of Giacomo Puccini--a volume in the esteemed Master Musicians series. Blending astute musical analysis with a colorful account of Puccini's life, Budden providess an illuminating look at some of the most popular operas in the repertoire, including Manon Lescaut, La Boheme, Tosca, Madama Butterfly, and Turandot. Budden also paints an intriguing portrait of Puccini the man--talented but modest, a man who had friends from every walk of life: shopkeepers, priests, wealthy landowners, fellow artists.
