Schumann and His World by R Larry Todd
We know Robert Schumann in many ways: as a visionary composer, a seasoned journalist, a cultured man of letters, and a genius who, having passed his mantle on to the young Brahms, succumbed to mental illness in 1856. Drawing on recent pathbreaking research, this collection offers new perspectives on this seminal nineteenth-century figure. In Part-
Edward Elgar and His World
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Debussy and His World
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Beethoven and His World
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Richard Strauss and His World
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Haydn and His World
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Franz Liszt and His World
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Charles Ives and His World
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Bartok and His World
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Camille Saint-Saens and His World
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Mozart and His World
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Brahms and His World
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Martinu and His World
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Carlos Chavez and His World
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Rimsky-Korsakov and His World
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Stravinsky and His World
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Schoenberg and His World
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Chopin and His World
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Janacek and His World
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Aaron Copland and His World
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Mendelssohn and His World
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Mahler and His World
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Alban Berg and His World
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Giacomo Puccini and His World
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Sergey Prokofiev and His World
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Rachmaninoff and His World
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Korngold and His World
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Dvorak and His World
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Richard Wagner and His World
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Shostakovich and His World
"The seven studies of [Robert Schumann] and his music cover the composer's inspirations, his sources, and his relations with numerous interesting people.. [a] well-rounded and interesting picture of the composer and his times."--Library Journal "This volume ... edited by the American scholar Larry R. Todd, contains a substantial essay on the composer's cultural background, ... a comparably comprehensive piece ... linking sociological to psychological motives, ... and a fascinating account by the editor of Schumann's use of quotation and self-quotation... Parts 2 and 3 of the book reprint letters, memoirs and critical commentaries by Schumann's contemporaries and successors."--Times Literary Supplement "Rich in new ideas."--Choice
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| ISBN 13 | 9780691607023 |
| ISBN 10 | 0691607028 |
| Title | Schumann and His World |
| Author | R Larry Todd |
| Series | The Bard Music Festival |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Princeton University Press |
| Year published | 2014-07-14 |
| Number of pages | 408 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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