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Bach: Mass in B Minor
Häftad, 1991
266 kr
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The Mass in B Minor is arguably Bach's greatest single work. In this short guide John Butt considers the work from many angles offering the reader basic information in a concise and accessible form. The Mass in B Minor is fraught with difficulties regarding its origin, and ambiguities concerning …
Sibelius: Symphony No. 5
Av James Hepokoski, James a. Hepokoski m. fl.
Häftad, 1993
266 kr
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Sibelius's Fifth is one of the great late-Romantic symphonies. In this searching account, based on a wealth of new information, James Hepokoski takes a fresh look at the work and its composer. His findings have implications beyond Sibelius himself into the entire repertory of Post-Wagnerian …
Vivaldi
The Four Seasons and Other Concertos, Op. 8
Av Paul Everett, Julian Rushton
Häftad, 1996
266 kr
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The Four Seasons and the rest of the concertos in Op. 8 represent Vivaldi's remarkable innovation in the field of the Baroque concerto. This detailed guide examines the work's origin and construction in a way that enables the reader to distinguish what is extraordinary about the Seasons and what …
Bach: The Goldberg Variations
Av Peter Williams, Julian Rushton
Häftad, 2001
266 kr
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Many listeners and players are fascinated by Bach's Goldberg Variations. In this wideranging and searching study, Professor Williams, one of the leading Bach scholars of our time, helps them probe its depths and understand its uniqueness. He considers the work's historical origins, especially in …
Handel: Messiah
Häftad, 1991
208 kr
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This new guide to Handel's most celebrated work traces the course of Messiah from Handel's initial musical response to the libretto, through the oratorio's turbulent first years to its eventual popularity with the Foundling Hospital performances. Different chapters consider the varying reception …
Berlioz: Roméo et Juliette
Av Julian Rushton, Julian Rushton
Häftad, 1994
266 kr
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Berlioz's 'dramatic symphony' Roméo et Juliette is regarded by many as his finest work; it is certainly among the most original. It is played less often than his earlier symphonies, because it requires solo voices and chorus; yet at its heart is some of the most inspired orchestral music of the …
Beethoven: Missa Solemnis
Häftad, 1991
208 kr
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The Missa Solemnis is a document of extraordinary richness from the last decades of Beethoven's creative life. In this compendious and accessible guide, William Drabkin considers the work as a musical expression of the most celebrated text of the Roman Catholic faith and as an example from a …
Haydn: The Creation
Häftad, 1991
266 kr
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Haydn's Creation is one of the great masterpieces of the classical period. In this absorbing and original account the author places the work within the oratorio tradition, contrasting the theological and literary character of the English libretto with the Viennese milieu of the first performances. …
Mahler: Symphony No. 3
Häftad, 1991
266 kr
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Mahler's Third Symphony was conceived as a musical picture of the natural world. This handbook describes the composition of Mahler's grandiose piece of philosophical programme music in the context of the ideas that inspired it and the artistic debates and social conflicts that it reflects. In this …
Janácek: Glagolitic Mass
Inbunden, 1992
821 kr
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The Glagolitic Mass, written between 1926 and 1927, is not only one of Janácek's most important works: it is also a masterpiece of the twentieth-century choral repertoire. In this fascinating account of the work and its history, Paul Wingfield brings together material from early articles and …
Chopin: The Four Ballades
Inbunden, 1992
921 kr
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Chopin's four ballades are widely regarded as being amongst the most significant extended works for solo piano of the nineteenth century. In an illuminating discussion, Jim Samson combines history and analysis to provide the reader with a comprehensive picture of these popular piano works. He …
Musorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
Av Michael Russ
Häftad, 1992
208 kr
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The piano cycle Pictures at an Exhibition is perhaps the most widely known of Musorgsky's compositions, especially as orchestrated by Ravel. This informative and wide-ranging guide places the original piano work in the context of Russian cultural life, considering in particular the work of the …
Chopin: The Four Ballades
Av Jim Samson, Jim Samson
Häftad, 1992
266 kr
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Chopin's four ballades are widely regarded as being amongst the most significant extended works for solo piano of the nineteenth century. In an illuminating discussion, Jim Samson combines history and analysis to provide the reader with a comprehensive picture of these popular piano works. He …
Bach: The Brandenburg Concertos
Av Malcolm Boyd, Julian Rushton
Häftad, 1993
266 kr
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The Brandenburg Concertos represent a pinnacle in the history of the Baroque Concerto, as well as being among the most universally admired of all Bach's works. This fascinating new guide places the concertos in their historical context, investigates their sources, traces their origins and discusses …
Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire
Häftad, 1992
266 kr
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Pierrot Lunaire (1912) is one of the most important music theatre works ever written. This is the first guide in English to a work which continues to be performed, broadcast and recorded worldwide. The book describes the artistic environment around the turn of the century from which Pierrot emerged …
Janácek: Glagolitic Mass
Av Paul Wingfield, Julian Rushton
Häftad, 1992
266 kr
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The Glagolitic Mass, written between 1926 and 1927, is not only one of Janácek's most important works: it is also a masterpiece of the twentieth-century choral repertoire. In this fascinating account of the work and its history, Paul Wingfield brings together material from early articles and …
Verdi: Requiem
Av David Rosen, Julian Rushton
Häftad, 1995
266 kr
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Verdi's Messa da Requiem is one of the most frequently performed works of the choral repertoire, and one of Verdi's most important non-operatic works. This new handbook offers an up-to-date account of the work's genesis, its performance history, and issues regarding performing practice. The central …
Schumann: Fantasie, Op. 17
Av Nicholas Marston, Julian Rushton
Häftad, 1992
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266 kr
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Schumann's Fantasie, Op. 17 is one of the finest examples of Romantic piano music. In a rounded picture of this major keyboard work, Nicholas Marston traces the fascinating history of its composition, drawing on many of Schumann's letters to Clara Wieck and to his publisher. Examining the few …
Beethoven
Symphony No. 9
Av Nicholas Cook, Julian Rushton
Häftad, 1993
266 kr
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Beethoven's Ninth Symphony is acknowledged as one of the supreme masterpieces of the Western tradition. More than any other musical work it has become an international symbol of unity and affirmation. Yet early critics rejected it as cryptic and eccentric, the product of a deaf and ageing composer. …
Berg: Violin Concerto
Häftad, 1991
208 kr
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Described by Aaron Copland as 'among the finest creations in the modern repertoire', Alban Berg's Violin Concerto has become a twentieth-century classic. In this authoritative and highly readable guide to the work the reader is introduced not only to the concerto itself but to all that surrounded …
Haydn: String Quartets, Op. 50
Av W. Dean Sutcliffe, W. Dean Sutcliffe m. fl.
Häftad, 1992
266 kr
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The Op. 50 string quartets contain some of the purest writing Haydn ever accomplished. In this first full account of these six quartets Dean Sutcliffe evaluates the Op. 50 in relation to Haydn's more frequently performed quartets and considers their relevance to the composer's wider output. A lucid …
Mozart: The 'Jupiter' Symphony
Av Elaine R. Sisman, Julian Rushton
Inbunden, 1993
1391 kr
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This guide to Mozart's last and most celebrated symphony explores the historical background and aesthetic context of the work as well as the music itself. The early chapters examine the expectations of the symphony in Mozart's Vienna, Mozart's career in 1788 - the year of the three last symphonies …
Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra
Inbunden, 1993
1391 kr
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Richard Strauss's tone poem Also sprach Zarathustra is one of his most controversial works. Its greatest popularity has been achieved when its connection with Nietzsche's book of the same name has seemed less relevant than its associations with Kubrick's film 2001 - A Space Odyssey. Although its …
Sibelius: Symphony No. 5
Av James Hepokoski, Julian Rushton
Inbunden, 1993
1152 kr
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Sibelius's Fifth is one of the great late-Romantic symphonies. In this searching account, based on a wealth of new information, James Hepokoski takes a fresh look at the work and its composer. His findings have implications beyond Sibelius himself into the entire repertory of Post-Wagnerian …
Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex
Inbunden, 1993
989 kr
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Stravinsky's opera-oratorio Oedipus rex is widely acknowledged as one of the most original music-theatre works of the twentieth century. This clear and concise guide is the first ever to be written on this work and it describes the music and its staging in close detail. It offers the first proper …
Vivaldi
The Four Seasons and Other Concertos, Op. 8
Av Paul Everett
Inbunden, 1996
905 kr
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The Four Seasons and the rest of the concertos in Op. 8 represent Vivaldi's remarkable innovation in the field of the Baroque concerto. This detailed guide examines the work's origin and construction in a way that enables the reader to distinguish what is extraordinary about the Seasons and what …
Mendelssohn: The Hebrides and Other Overtures
Av R. Larry Todd, Julian Rushton
Häftad, 1993
266 kr
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The concert overtures A Midsummer Night's Dream, Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, and The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave), conceived by Mendelssohn before the age of twenty, have ranked amongst the most enduring of the nineteenth-century orchestral repertoire. R. Larry Todd offers a historical, stylistic, …
Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex
Av Stephen Walsh, Julian Rushton
Häftad, 1993
266 kr
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Stravinsky's opera-oratorio Oedipus rex is widely acknowledged as one of the most original music-theatre works of the twentieth century. This clear and concise guide is the first ever to be written on this work and it describes the music and its staging in close detail. It offers the first proper …
Mozart: The 'Jupiter' Symphony
Av Elaine R. Sisman, Elaine Rochelle Sisman m. fl.
Häftad, 1993
266 kr
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This guide to Mozart's last and most celebrated symphony explores the historical background and aesthetic context of the work as well as the music itself. The early chapters examine the expectations of the symphony in Mozart's Vienna, Mozart's career in 1788 - the year of the three last symphonies …
Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra
Av John Williamson, Julian Rushton
Häftad, 1993
266 kr
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Richard Strauss's tone poem Also sprach Zarathustra is one of his most controversial works. Its greatest popularity has been achieved when its connection with Nietzsche's book of the same name has seemed less relevant than its associations with Kubrick's film 2001 - A Space Odyssey. Although its …
