Elgar: An Extraordinary Life

Harper-Scott, J P E

ISBN 10: 1860967701 ISBN 13: 9781860967702

Casa editrice: ABRSM, 2007

Riassunto

How did the son of a provincial piano tuner rise to international fame? Was the English countryside the principal inspiration for Elgar's music? Was this moustachioed, red-blooded, imperialist all that he seemed...?

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Recensione

This is now possibly the best first stop for learning about Elgar's life...On the complex yet sympathetic genius himself Harper-Scott presents a well-detailed and believable likeness. (BBC Music Magazine)

Few general studies of this composer offer so much food for thought. Harper-Scott has digested what seems to be the whole of the Elgar literature and then some. That he is able to address so many of the key issues in Elgar scholarship today - politics, Empire, religion, nostalgia, sexuality and other, less contentious topics - with concision and common sense is deeply impressive...He's an unusually perceptive and persuasive advocate, who has something fresh to say about most of the composer's major works. ...the best short book on the composer yet. (Gramophone)

Small but perfectly constructed book...fascinating (Sunday Express)

Harper-Scott is a forceful, engaging writer, and as both a biography and a musical appraisal, this book is compelling reading. (MUSO)

Product Description

[English]
To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of one of Britain'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, revealing both 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!

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: ABRSM
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1860967701
• ISBN 13: 9781860967702
• Rilegatura: Spartito musicale
• Numero di pagine: 128
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile