Examines Joseph Joachim's vital legacy through a range of philological, philosophical and critical approaches.
"Joseph Joachim (1831-1907), violinist, composer, teacher, and founding director of Berlin's Royal Academy of Music, was one of the most eminent and influential musicians of the long nineteenth century. Born in a tiny Jewish community on the Austro-Hungarian border, he rose to a…
"Mon piano, c'est, pour moi, ce qu'est au marin sa frégate, c'est ce qu'est à l'Arabe son coursier, plus encore peut-être, car mon piano, jusqu'ici, c'est ma parole, c'est ma vie; c'est le dépositaire intime de tout ce qui s'est agité dans mon cerveau aux jours les plus brûlants…
The author explores the bizarre, untold life of a brilliant and eccentric musician. The composer Arnold Schoenberg called him an utterly extraordinary pianist of incredible originality and conviction, yet today he is all but forgotten. Born in Budapest in 1903, Ervin Nyiregyhzi …
The author explores the bizarre, untold life of a brilliant and eccentric musician. The composer Arnold Schoenberg called him an utterly extraordinary pianist of incredible originality and conviction, yet today he is all but forgotten. Born in Budapest in 1903, Ervin Nyiregyhzi …
"It is well known that Bela Bartok had an extraordinary ability to synthesize Western art music with the folk music of Eastern Europe. What this study makes clear is that, contrary to much prevailing thought about the great twentieth-century Hungarian composer, Bartok was also s…
"It is well known that Bela Bartok had an extraordinary ability to synthesize Western art music with the folk music of Eastern Europe. What this study makes clear is that, contrary to much prevailing thought about the great twentieth-century Hungarian composer, Bartok was also s…
It is well known that Bela Bartok had an extraordinary ability to synthesize Western art music with the folk music of Eastern Europe. What this rich and beautifully written study makes clear is that, contrary to much prevailing thought about the great twentieth-century Hungarian…
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Examines the life and works of Franz Liszt.
Examines the life and works of Franz Liszt.
