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Richard Strauss: An Owner's Manual (Unlocking the Masters)
David Hurwitz
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Description for Richard Strauss: An Owner's Manual (Unlocking the Masters)
Paperback. This owner's manual, accompanied by a full-length audio CD, surveys all the major works with orchestra: symphonies, concertos, tone poems, operas, ballets, suites, and songs. Series: Unlocking the Masters Series. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
The life and music of Richard Strauss (1864-1949) span what was arguably the most turbulent period in human history encompassing the Franco-Prussian War the unification of Germany and two world wars. He was one of the very last composers to have started his career in service to the old European aristocracy but near the end of his life the continent lay in shambles and he faced financial ruin even as he remained Germany's greatest living composer.ÞVirtually from the day they were written Strauss's tone poems from the late nineteenth century ä works such ... Read more
The life and music of Richard Strauss (1864-1949) span what was arguably the most turbulent period in human history encompassing the Franco-Prussian War the unification of Germany and two world wars. He was one of the very last composers to have started his career in service to the old European aristocracy but near the end of his life the continent lay in shambles and he faced financial ruin even as he remained Germany's greatest living composer.ÞVirtually from the day they were written Strauss's tone poems from the late nineteenth century ä works such ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Amadeus Press
Condition
New
Series
Unlocking the Masters Series
Number of Pages
204
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781574674422
SKU
V9781574674422
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About David Hurwitz
DAVID HURWITZ, a music critic, author, and percussionist, is the founder and executive editor of Classicstoday.com, the Internet's first classical music review magazine. His many books include Unlocking the Masters titles on Mozart, Mahler, Sibelius, Haydn, Dvo?ak, Shostakovich, and Bernstein. Hurwitz's other writings include works on Beethoven and Brahms and articles for High Fidelity, Fanfare, and Music and Letters.
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