The Great Composers: The Lives of the 50 Greatest Classical Composers - Rilegato

Nicholas, Jeremy

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ISBN 10: 1847241824 ISBN 13: 9781847241825

Casa editrice: Quercus Publishing, 2007

Riassunto

From the romantic agonies of Hector Berlioz to the lonely labours of Anton Bruckner, and from the cosmopolitan triumphs of George Frideric Handel to the politically fraught career of Dmitri Shostakovich in the Soviet Union, the lives of the great composers are as varied and multifaceted as the works of creative genius they produced. Writing with verve and passion, broadcaster and writer Jeremy Nicholas presents, in chronological order, elegant, informative and often affectionate biographical profiles of 50 of the greatest composers in the history of classical music. The biographies not only describe the life, artistic development and creative output of each composer, but also set the composers and their works in a broader historical and cultural context. Furthermore, shortlists of 'must-hear' masterpieces for each composer give the reader all the information they need to begin to build a brilliant classical music collection.

Su questo libro

L'autore

Jeremy Nicholas is an actor, writer, broadcaster, lyricist and composer. His published books on classical music include The Beginner's Guide to Opera and The Classic FM Guide to Classical Music.

Dalla seconda/terza di copertina

From the sublime splendours of Bach to the romantic agonies of Berlioz, and from the cosmopolitan triumphs of Handel to the politically fraught career of Shostakovich in Soviet Russia, the lives of the great composers are as varied and multifaceted as the works of creative genius they produced. Writing with verve and passion, Jeremy Nicholas offers a sequence of elegant and often affectionate biographical profiles of 50 of the greatest composers in the history of classical music. Presented in chronological order, the biographies describe the life, artistic development and creative output of each composer. Boxed features explore some fascinating and little-known aspects of the composers' lives and works, shedding sometimes unexpected light on the great names of music history. In addition, shortlists of “must-hear” masterpieces for all 50 composers provide the reader with all the information they need to begin to build a brilliant classical music collection. Taken together, the 50 profiles contained in The Great Composers amount to a concise and readable history of 500 years of Western classical music. Accessible and entertaining, but also informative and authoritative, this is the perfect introduction to the world of classical music for the general reader.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Quercus Publishing
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1847241824
• ISBN 13: 9781847241825
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 208