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  • Franz Schubert and His World

    Edited by Christopher H. Gibbs, Morten Solvik ...
    Series series The Bard Music Festival
    The life, times, and music of Franz SchubertDuring his short lifetime, Franz Schubert (1797–1828) contributed to a wide variety of musical genres, from intimate songs and dances to ambitious chamber pieces, symphonies, and operas. The essays and translated documents in Franz Schubert and His World examine his compositions and ties to the Viennese cultural context, revealing surprising and ... Read more

    $48.39 CAD

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    The 50 Greatest Composers and Their 1,000 Greatest Works

    by Phil G. Goulding ...
    MAKE A SOUND INVESTMENT IN CLASSICAL MUSICWho are the ten most important classical composers? Who in the world was Palestrina? Why did Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring" cause a riot? Which five of each important composer's works should you buy? What is a concerto and how does it differ from a sonata?Maybe you don't know the answers to these questions; author Phil Goulding certainly didn't. When ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

  • Language of the Spirit

    An Introduction to Classical Music

    by Jan Swafford ...
    A preeminent composer, music scholar, and biographer presents an engaging and accessible introduction to classical musicFor many of us, classical music is something serious -- something we study in school, something played by cultivated musicians at fancy gatherings. In Language of the Spirit, renowned music scholar Jan Swafford argues that we have it all wrong: classical music has something for ... Read more

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  • Robert Schumann's Advice to Young Musicians

    Revisited by Steven Isserlis

    by Steven Isserlis ...
    Robert Schumann was far ahead of his time, not least in his attitude to children and young people; his 'Advice for Young Musicians', originally created to accompany his famous 'Album for the Young', remains as relevant today as when it was written.Celebrated cellist Steven Isserlis adds his own extensive commentary to Schumann's words of wisdom. The advice is by turns practical, humorous, and ... Read more

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  • Bach's Works for Solo Violin

    Style, Structure, Performance

    by Joel Lester ...
    J. S. Bach's sonatas and partitas for solo violin have been central to the violin repertoire since the mid-eighteenth century. This engaging volume is the first comprehensive exploration of the place of these works within Bach's music: it focuses on their structural and stylistic features as they have been perceived since their creation. Joel Lester, a highly regarded scholar, teacher, violinist, ... Read more

    $36.79 CAD

  • Gunther Schuller

    A Life in Pursuit of Music and Beauty

    by Gunther Gunther Schuller ...
    Simultaneously the memoir of a famed composer, conductor, and music educator, and an important historical sourcebook on the American musical scene during the twentieth century and into the twenty-first, the autobiography of Gunther Schuller chronicles the first thirty-five years of this multifaceted and expansive figure's life and work.Schuller began composing music at an early age and joined the ... Read more

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  • Franz Liszt and His World

    Edited by Christopher H. Gibbs, Dana Gooley ...
    Series series The Bard Music Festival
    No nineteenth-century composer had more diverse ties to his contemporary world than Franz Liszt (1811-1886). At various points in his life he made his home in Vienna, Paris, Weimar, Rome, and Budapest. In his roles as keyboard virtuoso, conductor, master teacher, and abbé, he reinvented the concert experience, advanced a progressive agenda for symphonic and dramatic music, rethought the ... Read more

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  • My Life with Wagner

    by Christian Thielemann ...
    'Idiosyncratic, humorous, enlightening and written by one of the finest conductors alive ... This is the book to buy if you are going to see Wagner or listen to him at home' LITERARY REVIEWOver a distinguished career conducting some of the world's finest orchestras, Christian Thielemann has earned a reputation as the leading modern interpreter of Richard Wagner. MY LIFE WITH WAGNER chronicles his ... Read more

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  • Retracing a Winter's Journey

    Franz Schubert's "Winterreise"

    by Susan Youens ...
    "I like these songs better than all the rest, and someday you will too," Franz Schubert told the friends who were the first to hear his song cycle Winterreise. These lieder have always found admiring audiences, but the poetry he chose to set them to has been widely regarded as weak and trivial. Susan Youens looks not only at Schubert's music but at the poetry, drawn from the works of Wilhelm ... Read more

    $32.79 CAD

  • Franz Liszt, Volume 3

    The Final Years: 1861-1886

    by Alan Walker ...
    Series Book 3 - Franz Liszt
    The third volume in Alan Walker's magisterial biography of Franz Liszt."You can't help but keep turning the pages, wondering how it will all turn out: and Walker's accumulated readings of Liszt's music have to be taken seriously indeed."-D. Kern Holoman, New York Review of Books"A conscientious scholar passionate about his subject. Mr. Walker makes the man and his age come to life. These three ... Read more

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  • Music: An Art and a Language

    Exploring Music's Profound Connection: An In-Depth Analysis of Musical Language and Art through History

    by Walter Raymond Spalding ...
    In "Music: An Art and a Language," Walter Raymond Spalding offers a groundbreaking exploration of music as both a profound artistic expression and a complex form of communication. Spalding's literary style is characterized by meticulous analysis and eloquent prose, drawing upon a rich tapestry of musical theory and practice. The book deftly situates itself within the broader context of early 20th ... Read more

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  • 50 Moments That Rocked the Classical Music World

    by Darren Henley, Sam Jackson ...
    An eclectic, fun, and informative guide to the 50 moments that changed classical music foreverFrom technological advances in music recording and practical innovations to landmark concerts and the births and deaths of the great composers, this book discusses the moments that defined classical music. Published in partnership with Classic FM, it will appeal to classical music fans of all kinds. ... Read more

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