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Experiencing Music
Here, Holmboe discusses many issues facing the composer, performer and listener, giving especial attention to the most basic questions about musical experience. Vagn Holmboe …
The Music of Franz Schmidt
A major step in the rediscovery of one of the towering composers of the twentieth century; this brings to Schmidt's music the scholarship it so richly merits. Franz Schmidt is …
And do you also play the violin?
Carl F. Flesch grew up in Berlin surrounded by some of the most famous musicians of the day. This is his account of the men and women behind the famous names. Carl F. Flesch is the …
Ludvig Irgens-Jensen
The first English language discussion of the life and music of this twentieth century Norwegian composer. The Norwegian composer Ludvig Irgens-Jensen (1894-1969) was one of the …
Discovering Berlioz
The writings of David Cairns have played a major part in the relatively recent acceptance of Berlioz as a central figure in western classical music. Discovering Berlioz collects …
Martinu's Letters Home
These letters document Martinu's life in his own words, from his student days in Prague and Paris to his triumphs in American exile. The 121 letters collected in this book document …
Dallapiccola on Opera
Brings out Dallapiccola's enduring importance as critic as well as composer. The Italian composer Luigi Dallapiccola [1904-75] always characterised himself as a `man of the …
Vaughan Williams and the Symphony
Vaughan Williams' nine symphonies are among the finest pieces of music written in the twentieth century, each one revealing new aspects of Vaughan Williams' formidable creative …
Music behind Barbed Wire
The internment diary of Austrian composer Hans Gál (1890-1987) with a biographical study of his life and career. Includes a CD of first recordings of three of his works from the …
Ronald Stevenson
This collection of essays covers virtually all of Stevenson's enormous output and features contributions from leading authorities. Ronald Stevenson is one of Britain's leading …
A Musician Divided
The Polish-born, British-based pianist André Tchaikowsky (1935-82) saw himself principally as a composer- one of several conflicting elements in his personality, charted by the …
George Enescu
First full-length study of the composer George Enescu [1881-1955]. The Romanian composer George Enescu (1881-1955] is one of the neglected giants of the twentieth century. …