Mendelssohn by Todd
An extraordinary prodigy of Mozartean abilities, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy was a distinguished composer and conductor, a legendary pianist and organist, and an accomplished painter and classicist. This book offers a masterful blend of biography and musical analysis.
Professor Todd's imposing tome must surely be the last word on Felix Mendelssohn's life and musicIt is a remarkable work of reserch and musical scholarship engagingly written and accessible even to a non-music specialist. * Classic FM, The Magazine *
Professor Todd is our most distinguished authority on Mendelssohn ... His new volume gives not only a remarkably full and detailed picture of Mendelssohn's career, but also a rich and satisfying account of the European culture in which he lived out his short life. * Charles Rosen, Times Literary Supplement *
"A highly readable and authoritative account of a brief but remarkably creative life, and an important contribution to Mendelssohn studies."--Hugh Canning, Sunday Times
Professor Todd is our most distinguished authority on Mendelssohn ... His new volume gives not only a remarkably full and detailed picture of Mendelssohn's career, but also a rich and satisfying account of the European culture in which he lived out his short life. * Charles Rosen, Times Literary Supplement *
"A highly readable and authoritative account of a brief but remarkably creative life, and an important contribution to Mendelssohn studies."--Hugh Canning, Sunday Times
R. Larry Todd was hailed in The New York Times as "the dean of Mendelssohn scholars in the United States." A Professor of Musicology at Duke University, he has published widely on Mendelssohn and his time, and nineteenth-century music.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780195179880 |
| ISBN 10 | 0195179889 |
| Title | Mendelssohn |
| Author | Todd |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Year published | 2005-04-14 |
| Number of pages | 736 |
| Prizes | Winner of Winner of 2003 Professional & Scholarly Publishing Division Annual Award for Biography Named One of Best Books of 2003 for Classical Music Fans by the ^ISeattle Times^R. |
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