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The Life of Elgar
Michael Kennedy
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Description for The Life of Elgar
Paperback. An important 2004 biography of Elgar, drawing on letters and documents which became available in the preceding twenty-five years. Series: Musical Lives. Num Pages: 240 pages, 30 b/w illus. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304. Series: Musical Lives. 240 pages, 30 b/w illus. An important 2004 biography of Elgar, drawing on letters and documents which became available in the preceding twenty-five years. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight: 292.
This important biography of Elgar draws on letters and documents which became available in the preceding twenty-five years. Michael Kennedy, a leading scholar of British music and a distinguished musical biographer, uses this material, which includes Elgar's own vast correspondence, in an attempt to get to the centre of the composer's complex personality. Elgar's letters reveal his unpredictable swings of mood, from gaiety and a fondness for puns to morose self-pity and a feeling that he was 'not wanted', and although much of Elgar's music sounds confident and coherent, it also has an underlying layer of unease, melancholy and insecurity. ... Read more
This important biography of Elgar draws on letters and documents which became available in the preceding twenty-five years. Michael Kennedy, a leading scholar of British music and a distinguished musical biographer, uses this material, which includes Elgar's own vast correspondence, in an attempt to get to the centre of the composer's complex personality. Elgar's letters reveal his unpredictable swings of mood, from gaiety and a fondness for puns to morose self-pity and a feeling that he was 'not wanted', and although much of Elgar's music sounds confident and coherent, it also has an underlying layer of unease, melancholy and insecurity. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Series
Musical Lives
Condition
New
Weight
303g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521009072
SKU
V9780521009072
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About Michael Kennedy
Michael Kennedy has been the music critic for the Sunday Telegraph since 1989. He has written numerous musical biographies, particularly of British composers and conductors, including A Portrait of Elgar (1986). He also authored a highly acclaimed study of Richard Strauss (Cambridge University Press, 1999).
Reviews for The Life of Elgar
'The author … writes with a great sympathy for his subject, as well as a love for his music … [his] wide-ranging knowledge gives this thoroughly enjoyable biography a cultural depth which enriches one's understanding of the life and work of this complicated musical genius and English gentleman.' Contemporary Review 'Michael Kennedy's elegantly written volume is full of interesting and ... Read more