The author writes on his orchestral conducting techniques for the four Brahms symphonies, the concertos, the Haydn Variations, and the overtures and serenades, offering …
Michael Musgrave presents a contemporary view of Brahms 150 years after his birth, seeing him not simply as the `conservative' figure so often stressed in the past, but as one who …
Richard Wagner's opera Das Rheingold is a milestone in the composer's outlput and in the history of music in general. It marked Wagner's return to operatic composition after a …
A critical study of Chopin's music which provides a detailed analysis of its style and structure, in the light of Chopin scholarship and recent analytical methods. It also explores …
The difficulties of interpreting Berlioz are interestingly explained by a conductor of legendary knowledge and understanding. For the students of conducting this book is nothing …
Franz Schubert (1797-1828) was born in Vienna of immigrant parents. During his short life he produced an astonishing amount of music. Symphonies, chamber music, opera, church …
