Vie de Rossini by Stendhal
This vintage book comprises a fascinating and insightful biography of Gioachino Antonio Rossini, the famous opera composer who composed thirty-nine operas and was once considered the most popular opera composer in the world. This biography, written by the nineteenth-century French writer Stendhal, is highly recommended for those with an interest in the life and mind of this most accomplished opera composer, and it will be of special interest to collectors of antiquarian literature of this ilk. The chapters of this book biography include: Era of the Beau Ideal in Music, Cimarosa, Paisiello, History of the Inter-Regnum Between Cimarosa and Rossini, Mayer, Critical View of his Talents and Principal Productions, Account of His Principal Works, Mozart in Italy, Anecdote for his Works, Rossini goes to Milan, Decoration of the Scale, etcetera. We are republishing this vintage work now in an affordable, modern edition, complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.
Stendhal (1783-1842), the pen name of Henri Marie Beyle, was born into a prosperous family in Grenoble. At sixteen he set out for Paris, intending to pursue a career as an engineer, but instead enlisted in Napoleon's Army. Stendhal took part in campaigns in Italy, Germany, Russia, and Austria, and then, after Napoleon's fall from power, settled in Milan, where he wrote books on art and music. Expelled from Italy for political reasons in 1821, he returned to Paris; following the 1830 revolution, he secured the position, which he was to hold for the rest of his life, of French Consul to Civitavecchia. Stendhal's great novels The Red and the Black (1830) and The Charterhouse of Parma (1839) were largely ignored during his lifetime, and many of his works remained unfinished and were published only posthumously. Among his most important books are On Love, Lucien Leuwen, The Memoirs of an Egotist, and The Life of Henry Brulard.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781015857568 |
| ISBN 10 | 1015857566 |
| Title | Vie de Rossini |
| Author | Stendhal |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Legare Street Press |
| Year published | 2022-10-27 |
| Number of pages | 378 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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