| Darius milhaud -
compositeur et
experimentateur (BOUSCANT
/ DESCHENEAUX) Français Biography [Book] Vrin
Par BOUSCANT / DESCHENEAUX. L'oeuvre monumentale de Darius Milhaud (1892-1974) r...(+)
Par BOUSCANT / DESCHENEAUX. L'oeuvre monumentale de Darius Milhaud (1892-1974) retrace la trajectoire d'un compositeur de son temps, conscient des enjeux esthétiques de la modernité musicale française. Figure de proue de la polytonalité, membre du Groupe des Six, Milhaud n'a cessé tout au long de sa carriêre d'expérimenter des avenues compositionnelles novatrices. Sa nature profondément inventive, conjuguée à une constante ouverture d'esprit aux arts et aux lettres, l'aMène à se tailler une place de choix parmi ses contemporains de la scêne musicale internationale. Les onze études rassemblées ici permettent de découvrir de nouveaux aspects de la production et de la personnalité créatrice du compositeur français. Divisé en trois parties, l'ouvrage s'ouvre sur la figure de l'«expérimentateur» chez Milhaud, saisissable depuis ses premiers essais polytonaux, jusqu'aux compositions aléatoires de maturité en passant par des partitions montrant de véritables innovations dans le domaine vocal. La deuxiême partie gravite autour de la question des rapports particuliers que Milhaud entretient avec ses contemporains, en l'occurrence Maurice Ravel et Charles Koechlin, ainsi qu'avec le couple brésilien Nininha et Oswaldo Guerra. La derniêre partie se consacre au contexte sociopolitique français des années 1930 où Milhaud est confronté à de nouveaux défis esthétiques à travers ses collaborations pour le Front populaire, le thétre et le film. En plus de présenter de nombreux documents d'archives inédits (lettres, correspondances, programmes de concert et documents iconographiques), ce collectif jette un regard critique sur des oeuvres généralement ignorées, et tout particuliêrement celles écrites pour la voix, la scêne, le ballet et le cinéma. / Broché / Livre / Livres
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| Sur les traces de j-s
bach (CANTAGREL GILLES) Français Biography [Book] Buchet Chastel
Par CANTAGREL GILLES. «Ce livre est né de toutes les curiosités que suscitent...(+)
Par CANTAGREL GILLES. «Ce livre est né de toutes les curiosités que suscitent Bach et sa musique. Combien de fois ne m'a-t-on posé les mêmes questions, révélant les incompréhensions qui persistent autour du cantor de Leipzig ?
Un compositeur très peu connu de son vivant ? Faux, on l'appelait alors le 'mondialement célêbre Bach'.
Oublié aprês sa mort en 1750 ? Pas du tout, Beethoven et Mozart jouaient ses oeuvres et les admiraient.
Anna Magdalena, sa veuve, réduite à la mendicité ? Erreur, encore, puisqu'elle a bénéficié jusqu'à la fin de ses jours de pensions modestes.
Sans descendants aujourd'hui ? Allons donc, il en existe d'assez nombreux qui honorent sa mémoire.
Preuves à l'appui, la réalité se révêle beaucoup plus diverse et riche. Beaucoup plus intéressante, aussi.»
Il fallait l'érudition et les talents de passeur de Gilles Cantagrel pour redonner à Bach son épaisseur et, à son oeuvre, sa portée.
En détaillant chaque aspect de sa vie et de son héritage, il nous donne les clés pour mesurer l'importance de son apport et, se faisant, dresse un véritable monument de papier à ce pilier de la musique occidentale.
Livre de passionné riche de mille découvertes, Sur les traces de Jean-Sébastien Bach dévoile un familier méconnu, une musique tant de fois entendue, si révérée mais jamais tout à fait comprise. / Broché / Livre / Livres
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| Jean-sebastien bach (DU
BOUCHET / VOAKE) Français Biography [Book + CD] Gallimard Jeune
Par DU BOUCHET / VOAKE. L'arriêre-arriêre-arriêre grand-père de Bach écouta...(+)
Par DU BOUCHET / VOAKE. L'arriêre-arriêre-arriêre grand-père de Bach écoutait chanter l'eau de son moulin en jouant de la cithare. A douze ans, Jean-Sébastien jouait du clavecin, de l'orgue, du violon et de l'alto. En écoutant ce disque, vous pourrez peut-être devenir, vous aussi, un très grand musicien ! / / Livre / Livres
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| Liszt, 1811-1886 (MOYSAN
BRUNO) Français Biography [Book] Gisserot
Par MOYSAN BRUNO. Liszt est une légende romantique. Flamboyance du virtuose, ca...(+)
Par MOYSAN BRUNO. Liszt est une légende romantique. Flamboyance du virtuose, caricatures, adultères mystiques, errance et générosité, rien ne manque. Comme Chateaubriand ou Victor Hugo, les dieux de sa jeunesse, Liszt a tout osé. Par-delà ces clichés se dresse le compositeur peut-être le plus prospectif du XIXe siècle et, partant, le plus incompris. De l'estrade du pianiste, il a fait une tribune prophétique, il a inventé des formes nouvelles et créé un langage des sons voulu aussi expressif que celui de la poésie des romantiques. Publicitaire avant la lettre, il découvre le pouvoir de la presse. Philosophe et penseur, il se passionne pour la question sociale et finit par se proclamer catholique romain, mais 'libéral'. En notre fin de siècle qui conjugue ère du vide et société du spectacle, Liszt est plus que jamais actuel, urgent. / Broché / Livre / Livres
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| Carlo gesualdo (DEUTSCH
CATHERINE) Français Biography [Book] Bleu Nuit
Par DEUTSCH CATHERINE. / Broché / Livre / Livres
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| Etienne-nicolas mehul (DE
PLACE ADELAIDE) Français Biography [Book] Bleu Nuit
Par DE PLACE ADELAIDE. / Broché / Livre / Livres
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| Entretiens, textes,
dessins (KURTAG GYORGY) Français Biography [Book] Contrechamps
Par KURTAG GYORGY. György Kurtà¡g (né en 1926) a toujours refusé de parler ...(+)
Par KURTAG GYORGY. György Kurtà¡g (né en 1926) a toujours refusé de parler sur la musique, et sur la sienne en particulier. Les témoignages ici rassemblés, et tout particuliêrement les trois entretiens réalisés par Bà¡lint Andrà¡s Varga, constituent donc un témoignage précieux. La parole souvent hésitante de Kurtà¡g est un parole de vérité : l'homme se livre tout entier, laissant apparaître l'univers intérieur qui fonde son oeuvre et lui confêre une force expressive magnétique. Les trois entretiens avec Bà¡lint Andrà¡s Varga ont été réalisés entre 1982 et 2008. Dans les deux hommages émouvants consacrés à son ami György Ligeti, Kurtà¡g recompose ses souvenirs dans une forme étonnante, et son récit rejoint celui de la grande histoire, si mouvementée pour ces deux compositeurs nés juifs en des temps hostiles, dans une région déchirée entre deux pays et trois cultures, et finalement rejetée de l'autre côté du rideau de fer. On ne peut qu'être touché par l'authenticité de cette parole et fasciné par cette quête inlassable où l'homme se joue tout entier. Le texte s'accompagne de dessins faits par Kurtà¡g lui-même. / Broché / Livre / Livres
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| Frederic chopin (DE PLACE
/ EL BACHA) Français Biography [Book] Bleu Nuit
Par DE PLACE / EL BACHA. / Broché / Livre / Livres
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| Purcell, henry (DUPRE /
BIOJOUT) Français Biography [Book] Bleu Nuit
Par DUPRE / BIOJOUT. Ayant toujours vécu à Londres, Henry Purcell (1659-1698...(+)
Par DUPRE / BIOJOUT. Ayant toujours vécu à Londres, Henry Purcell (1659-1698) servit les monarques anglais à la Chapelle Royale de Westminster comme copiste puis comme organiste et compositeur. Son nom est notamment rattaché à celui de la Reine Mary II, dont il célébra en musique le couronnement mais aussi les tristes funérailles. Outre ses Odes, Antiennes, Songs, Catches et autres à??uvres intrumentales, on lui doit de nombreuses musiques de scênes, qu'il s'agisse de Masques (King Arthur, The Fairy Queen, entre autres) mais aussi un opéra, Didon et énée, qui a traversé les ges et continue fréquemment d'être interprété. Bien que mort prématurément, la contribution de cet Orpheus Britannicus? à la musique anglaise est majeure, et Purcell influença durablement plusieurs générations de compositeurs, parmi lesquels on compte Georg Friedrich Haendel ou encore Johann Sebastian Bach. Ouvrage entiêrement révisé et complété, avec un chapitre additionnel et des annexes inédites. / Broché / Livre / Livres
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| Berlioz, 1803-1869
(REYNAUD CECILE) Français Biography [Book] Gisserot
Par REYNAUD CECILE. En face de Victor Hugo ou d'Eugène Delacroix, il y a Berlio...(+)
Par REYNAUD CECILE. En face de Victor Hugo ou d'Eugène Delacroix, il y a Berlioz, seul musicien français de cette stature. Compositeur, chef d'orchestre, critique musical, tout cela ne lui suffit pas : le voilà aussi l'auteur des Mémoires, qui sont à la littérature française, comme le Journal de Delacroix, ce que sont à la peinture les dessins de Hugo. On l'y voit, il a voulu qu'on le voie excentrique, déchaîné, persécuté. Il y a du vrai, car la France aura mis plus longtemps que le monde entier à reconnaître son fascinant génie. Mais il a certainement mis en scène son existence, comme dans la Symphonie fantastique. Refaire alors ici, en historienne, le roman de sa vie, c'est aussi lire comment on devient compositeur, en sillonnant l'Europe, en traversant la Monarchie, la République et l'Empire. Et comment s'écrit une musique qui reste éternellement moderne. / Broché / Livre / Livres
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| Poulenc, francis (WERCK
ISABELLE) Français Biography [Book] Bleu Nuit
Par WERCK ISABELLE. / Relié / Livre / Livres
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| Britten, benjamin
(PORCILE FRANCOIS) Français Biography [Book] Bleu Nuit
Par PORCILE FRANCOIS. Originaire de la région du Suffolk, Benjamin Britten (191...(+)
Par PORCILE FRANCOIS. Originaire de la région du Suffolk, Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) est élêve de Frank Bridge puis boursier au Royal College of Music de Londres. D'abord compositeur pour le cinéma, il rencontre le ténor Peter Pears (1910-1986, son futur compagnon et interprê-te) en 1937 avec qui il s'exilera trois ans aux USA pendant la guerre. Ses premiers opéras, Peter Grimes (1945) et Le viol de Lucrêce (1946), le poussent à créer sa compagnie, English Opera Group, privilégiant ensuite des formes réduites pour en faciliter les productions, comme Albert Herring (1947), Le tour d'écrou (1954) ou les Paraboles d'église (1964-68), tout en composant encore des piêces imposantes comme Billy Budd (1951), Le Songe d'une nuit d'été (1960) ou son testamentaire Mort à Venise (1973). Pacifiste et ami de Rostropovitch et Chos-takovitch en pleine Guerre froide, il est anobli en 1973 par Elisabeth II. Parmi ses à?uvres orchestrales, le public affectionne toujours son Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra. . . / Broché / Livre / Livres
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| Debussy, claude (LEBRUN
ERIC) Français Biography [Book] Bleu Nuit
Par LEBRUN ERIC. biographie illustrée inédite sur le célêbre compositeur fra...(+)
Par LEBRUN ERIC. biographie illustrée inédite sur le célêbre compositeur français à l'occasion du CENTENAIRE de sa disparition. / Broché / Livre / Livres
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| Maurice emmanuel (CORBIER
CHRISTOPHE) Français Biography [Book] Bleu Nuit
Par CORBIER CHRISTOPHE. / Broché / Livre / Livres
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| Christoph willibald gluck
(PROD'HOMME J-G) Français Biography [Book] Fayard
Par PROD'HOMME J-G.. BIBLIOTHEQUE DES GRANDS MUSICIENSBach par Alberto BassoBeet...(+)
Par PROD'HOMME J-G.. BIBLIOTHEQUE DES GRANDS MUSICIENSBach par Alberto BassoBeethoven par Jean et Brigitte MassinBellini par Pierre BrunelBerlioz par Henry BarraudBrahms par Claude RostandCouperin par Philippe BeaussantDebussy par Edward Lockspeiser et Harry HalbreichMahler (T. 1, 2 et 3) par Henry-Louis de La GrangeMozart par Jean et Brigitte MassinOffenbach par David RissinPoulenc par Henri HellSchubert par Brigitte MassinStravinsky par André BoucourechlievWagner par Martin Gregor-DellinCOLLECTION MUSICIENS D'AUJOURD'HUIdirigée par Brigitte MassinPierre Boulez par Dominique JameuxPierre Henry par Michel ChionOlivier Messiaen par Harry HalbreichIannis Xenakis par Nouritza MatossianAUTRES LIVRES DE MUSIQUELe dernier puritain (Ecrits I)par Glenn GouldGlenn Gould, un homme du futurpar Geoffrey PaysantLes grands interprêtes romantiquespar Claude NanquetteHistoire concise de la musique modernepar Paul GriffithsLes grands Opéras du Répertoirepar Alexis PayneHistoire de la Musique par Emile VuillermozLe chant retrouvé par André TubeufRuggero Raimondi par Sergio SegaliniTeresa Berganza par Sergio SegaliniElisabeth Schwarzkopf par Sergio SegaliniLa vie et l'amour d'une femmepar Régine CrespinMaria Callas, par-delà sa légendepar Ariana StassinopoulosLavelli, opéra et mise à mortpar J. Lavelli et A. SatgeLe Ring à Bayreuthpar Elisabeth BouillonUn thétre pour la vie par Giorgio StrehlerUne histoire du jazz par J. Ernst Berendt / / Date parution : 1985-04-17/ Livre / Livres
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| Jean-Philippe Rameau:
Jean-Philippe Rameau: His
Life and Work: Biography Biography [Book] Dover Publications
The definitive biography and critical study of Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764) ...(+)
The definitive biography and critical study of Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764) this volume deals at length not only with with the composer's musical achievements but also with aspects of his life and workthat made him one of the most important cultural figures in eighteenth-century France. Fascinating incidents include his central position in a musical controversy that excited the enmity of Rousseau Diderot and theEncyclopedists; his friendship and collaboration with Voltaire; and his position as the author of a treatise on harmony that endured for two centuries. This critical evaluation focuses chiefly on Rameau's musical works devoting entire chapters to his operas and ballets as well as his chamber music cantatas and motets and minor works. Additional topics include his links to Lully his influence on Gluck and the nature and importance of hisacoustic and harmonic theories. Supplements include more than 300 musical examples numerous useful approaches indexes an extensive bibliography and a new introduction by the distinguished musicologist and historian PhilipGossett.
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| Franz Liszt: Life Of
Chopin: Biography Biography Dover Publications
He lived in the shadow of death painfully aware of the tuberculosis that would ...(+)
He lived in the shadow of death painfully aware of the tuberculosis that would kill him prematurely. But Frédéric Chopin attained immortality with his Piano works which endure as pinnacles of the instrument's repertoire. This biography by one of the nineteenth century's foremost pianists--Chopin's friend and fellow artist Franz Liszt--offers a highly informed assessment of the Polish composer's musical legacy. It is further enlivened by the author's personal acquaintance with Chopin's other friends who constituted the very cream of Parisian intellectual and artistic society.Born a year apart Chopin andLiszt came of age in an era favorable to musical change when audiences as well as performers were receptive to Romanticism's innovations. Liszt surveys the technical brilliance as well as the poetry of Chopin's masterpieces including the 'Adagio' from Piano Concerto No. 2 and Polonaise in F-sharp Minor. He also chronicles Chopin's progress from child prodigy to the darling of Parisian salons. A source of rare and unparalleled insights into Chopin's world of private anguish and public triumph this memoir recounts the composer's loneliness as a Polish emigré his tempestuous romance with George Sand and his life among a glittering social set that included Balzac Hugo Berlioz Delacroix and Schumann.Reprint of the Oliver Ditson Company Boston 1880 edition.
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| Frédéric Chopin: In
Search Of Chopin:
Biography Biography [Book] Dover Publications
'Altogether a sensitive and tasteful document.' ??? Library JournalA series of ...(+)
'Altogether a sensitive and tasteful document.' ??? Library JournalA series of themed essays rather than a traditional biography this profile of the Polish composer and virtuoso pianist is the work of a legendaryconductor and performer. Alfred Cortot taught at the Paris Conservatory of Music co-founded the ??cole Normale de Musique de Paris and produced printed versions of the complete works of Chopin Schumann and Debussy. In theserevealing chronicles Cortot focuses on Chopin's compositions as well as his performances and personal relationships.Beginning with an account of the composer's physical characteristics the book examines Chopin's role asa teacher; his works as reflected by his correspondence; his identity as a Polish nationalist and his attitude toward France; and his concert performances. It further explores his friendships with Liszt and Delacroix and hisromance with George Sand as well as the composer's chronic illness and the expression of his tormented sensitive nature in his music.Reprint of the Peter Nevill Limited London 1951 edition.
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| Wendy Thompson:
Composer's World: Mozart:
Biography Biography [Book] Faber Music Limited
Salzburg Mannheim Rome Paris Prague Vienna - Mozart lived and worked in som...(+)
Salzburg Mannheim Rome Paris Prague Vienna - Mozart lived and worked in some of Europe's most beautiful cities; this lavishly-illustrated biography brings his world vividly to life. Musical extracts from some of Mozart's best-loved works - in simple keyboard arrangement - complete the picture of this flamboyant personality.Composerâ??s World is a series of books illustrating the life and times of the world's greatest composers. With pictures words and music it places each composer's life and work within the circumstances that shaped their career.
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| Franz Joseph Haydn:
Exploring Haydn:
Reference Books:
Biography Biography [Book + CD] Hal Leonard
No composer has ever achieved the amazing artistic progression that Haydn has. H...(+)
No composer has ever achieved the amazing artistic progression that Haydn has. He invented the string quartet as we know it became known as 'the Father of the Symphony' and mentored the great Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. His creative life was one of ceaseless experimentation and invention. Author David Hurwitz shows readers how to more fully enjoy Haydn's music acquainting them with the master's innovative melodic creativity revolutionary use of musical form and important characteristics of his personal style such as his genius for writing in minor keys and creating comedy in his music. Hurwitz explores Haydn's vocal music and instrumental masterpieces that fall outsidethe mainstream as well as his principle instrumental works. A special chapter of letters and quotations by the composer himself introduces the reader to Haydn the man. Four appendices list all of his symphonies string quartets Piano sonatas and Piano trios and specify their distinguishing characteristics. Two accompanying Naxos CDs provide more than two and a half hours of beautiful music keyed to pieces described in the book.
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| Wendy Thompson:
Composer's World:
Debussy: Biography Biography [Textbook] Faber Music Limited
The sumptuously-illustrated biography traces his life both public and private ...(+)
The sumptuously-illustrated biography traces his life both public and private against the fashionable background of turn-of-the-century Paris. Included in simple keyboard arrangements are extracts from some of Debussy's most sensuous music.Composer's World is a new series of books illustrating the life and times of the world's greatest composers. With pictures words and music it places each composer's life and work within the circumstances that shaped their career.
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| Dimitri Shostakovich:
Shostakovich Symphonies
And Concertos: Reference
Books: [Book + CD] Hal Leonard
As do all great artists Shostakovich creates in his art a personal language of ...(+)
As do all great artists Shostakovich creates in his art a personal language of universal appeal. In Shostakovich Symphonies and Concertos acclaimed author David Hurwitz describes the musical elements of that language: what it sounds like how it works expressively as opposed to providing a mere technical analysis. In this first book of its kind Hurwitz closely examines fifteen Shostakovich symphonies and six concertos in chronological order offering a wonderfully descriptive guided tour of the music as it unfolds in real time revealing its genius and how it fits in the tradition of Western classical music. The accompanying full-length BIS records CD contains afine performance of Shostakovich's popular Fifth Symphony which illustrates the various elements of the composer's individual style.
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| Deryck Cooke: Gustav
Mahler. An Introduction:
Biography Biography [Book] Faber Music Limited
This is far and away the best short guide to Mahler's music written expressly f...(+)
This is far and away the best short guide to Mahler's music written expressly for music lovers by great scholar who had unparalleled gift for lucid and attractive exposition. The book contains the full text in both German and in English of all of the poems set by Mahler in his songs and symphonies. For this new second edition the translations have been carefully revised and the composer David Matthews has contributed a new preface.
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| A. Orenstein: Man And
Musician: Biography Biography Dover Publications
Ravel's musical achievements as well as his life and times are brilliantly recre...(+)
Ravel's musical achievements as well as his life and times are brilliantly recreated in this masterly biography originally published in 1975.The standard Ravel biography by the world's foremost authority â?? brilliantly detailed and documented filled with quotations from letters interviews with the composer's friends an illuminating analysis of each of his works a study of his musical esthetics and language a complete catalog of his works and a discography.Includes 48 illustrations.
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| Barry Cooper: Beethoven:
An Extraordinary Life:
Biography Biography [Book] ABRSM Publishing
In this the fifth biography in the ABRSM Extraordinary Lives series Beethoven ...(+)
In this the fifth biography in the ABRSM Extraordinary Lives series Beethoven expert Professor Barry Cooper provides a fascinating and compact summary of the key moments in Beethovenâ??s life. In exploring crucial documents Cooper provides fresh insights into Beethovenâ??s personality and motivations whilst challenging much of the prevalent â??mythologyâ?? that surrounds him.
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| F.H. Martens: Violin
Mastery Interviews With
Heifetz Auer: Biography Biography [Book] Dover Publications
How long should I practice? Which pieces should I study? How can I develop a sin...(+)
How long should I practice? Which pieces should I study? How can I develop a singing tone? All violinists ponder these questions striving to make the most of their practice and performances. This enlightening and encouraging book holds the answers offering a series of interviews with the most celebrated Violin teachers and performers of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.Twenty-four famous violinists reveal the secrets to their success sharing the lessons of their artistry and experience. In addition to aesthetic and technical aspects of playing they discuss their personal conceptions of Violin mastery. Eugene Ysaye reminisces about his studies withVieuxtemps and Wieniawski and Leopold Auer emphasizes the importance of fostering students' individual talents. Maud Powell describes her pioneering role as a female orchestral musician and Jascha Heifetz voices his views on technical mastery and temperament. Hints and advice from other masters include tips on efficient practice improving bow technique and refining intonation. A rare find in the musical literature this book is essential reading for every serious violinist.Reprint of the Frederick A. Stokes 1919 edition.
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| JPE Harper-Scott: Elgar:
An Extraordinary Life:
Biography Biography [Book] ABRSM Publishing
To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of one of Britainâ??s greatest ...(+)
To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of one of Britainâ??s greatest composers Sir Edward Elgar renowned Elgar scholar J.P.E. Harper-Scott casts new and frequently surprising light on Elgar chronicling his rise to the forefront of early twentieth-century modernism in this concise and absorbing volume. Hailed by the June 2007 BBC Music Magazine as 'possibly the best first stop for learning about Elgar's life ' this fascinating and accessible history is suitable for both students and Elgar enthusiasts alike. J.P.E. Harper-Scott takes a combative swipe at many of the critical myths and prejudices that have attached themselves to the figure of Elgar revealingboth a surprisingly elusive personality and a deeper often darker message within his works. Questions answered include How did the son of a provincial piano tuner rise to international fame? Was the English countryside the principle inspiration for Elgar's music? Was this moustachioed red-blooded imperialist all that he seemed? And more!
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| Julian Rushton: Mozart:
an extraordinary life:
Biography Biography [Book] ABRSM Publishing
How did an 18th century child prodigy become a 20th century icon? Was the adult ...(+)
How did an 18th century child prodigy become a 20th century icon? Was the adult Mozart really a womanizing drink-fuelled gambler with Tourette?s Syndrome? Was he murdered?.? Julian Rushton jumps right into the debate with this fascinating readable history dispensing with the myth conjecture and popular iconography that frequently distorts our notions of what Mozart and his times were really like. What emerges is a more human and believable portrait challenging our preconceptions while deepening our understanding of this extraordinary man and his music.
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| David Hurwitz: Getting
The Most Out Of Mozart:
Reference Books:
Biography Biography [Book + CD] Hal Leonard
The great Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed more than 600 works of every musical ...(+)
The great Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed more than 600 works of every musical genre - symphonies concertos chamber works even operas. In this book the first of two David Hurwitz guides the reader/listener through the master's chamber and orchestral music a body of work unique in style expressive range emotional depth formal perfection and sheer beauty. This music doesn't sound like anyone else's. Only Mozart could have written it. Hurwitz's insightful text and the accompanying full-length CD shows us what makes Mozart's music so unique and special - and how to enjoy its many delights. This book is the first of a two-volume set covering Mozart'sorchestral and vocal work.
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| Bruno Walter: Gustav
Mahler: Biography Biography [Book] Dover Publications
Conductor composer and writer Bruno Walter (1876 1962) worked closely with Gus...(+)
Conductor composer and writer Bruno Walter (1876 1962) worked closely with Gustav Mahler as the composer's assistant and protégé. His revealing recollections of Mahler were written in 1936 marking the twenty-fifthanniversary of the composer's death. Walter first encountered Mahler more than 40 years earlier when he served as the composer's assistant conductor in Hamburg. He worked with Mahler again at the Vienna Opera and after thecomposer's death conducted the debut of the Ninth Symphony and Das Lied von der Erde.A staunch supporter of Mahler's genius and defender of his dour personality Walter cites the pressures faced by a gifted artist striving forperfection. This edition of his tribute to his friend and mentor features supplemental materials that include a biographical sketch of Mahler as man and artist by Ernst Krenek the composer's son-in-law and musical heir and a newIntroduction by Erik Ryding author of Bruno Walter: A World Elsewhere.Reprint of Greystone Press Inc. New York 1941 edition.
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