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Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire
Pierrot Lunaire (1912) is one of the most important music theatre works ever written. This is the first guide in English to a work which continues to be performed, broadcast and …
Musorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
An informative and wide ranging guide which places Musorgsky's original piano work in the context of Russian cultural life.
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 20 and 21
This guide to Mozart’s two most popular piano concertos - No. 20 in D minor, K. 466, and No. 21 in C major, K. 467 - the so-called ‘Elvira Madigan’ - presents the historical …
Sibelius: Symphony No. 5
Sibelius’s Fifth is one of the great late-Romantic symphonies. In this searching account, based on a wealth of new information, James Hepokoski takes a fresh look at the work and …
Britten: War Requiem
Widely regarded as one of the greatest choral works of the twentieth century, Britten's War Requiem was first performed at the consecration of the new Coventry Cathedral in 1962. …
Mahler: Symphony No. 3
Mahler’s Third Symphony was conceived as a musical picture of the natural world. This handbook describes the composition of Mahler’s grandiose piece of philosophical programme …
Haydn: String Quartets, Op. 50
The Op. 50 string quartets contain some of the purest writing Haydn ever accomplished. In this first full account of these six quartets Dean Sutcliffe evaluates the Op. 50 in …
Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin
This guide to Schubert’s much-loved song cycle explores both the music and the poetry from a variety of perspectives. It includes biography and cultural history, literary …
Beethoven: The 'Moonlight' and other Sonatas, Op. 27 and Op. 31
Even in Beethoven’s day the ‘Moonlight’ Sonata was a popular favourite. This book provides an accessible introduction to the Sonatas Opp. 27 and 31 (including The ‘Moonlight’ and …
Brahms: Symphony No. 1
Brahms’ First Symphony has been hailed as Beethoven’s Tenth. Its controversial status and relationship in the Beethovenian tradition is considered alongside other important issues …
Messiaen: Quatuor pour la fin du temps
The Quatuor pour la fin du temps (Quartet for the End of Time) is among the best-known compositions by Olivier Messiaen (1908–92). Like virtually all of his works, it combines the …
Dowland: Lachrimae (1604)
Dowland’s Lachrimae (1604) is perhaps the greatest but most enigmatic publication of instrumental music from before the eighteenth century. This new handbook, the first detailed …