
Hans Richter
Christopher Fifield
Bok · Engelsk · 2016
Omfang | XX, 776 s. : ill., 8 plansjer
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Opplysninger | "First published 1993 as True Artist and True Friend: A Biography of Hans Richter"--T.p. verso.. - Explores the personality, life and work of a conductor who influenced and inspired the leading composers, singers and instrumentalists of his day. Originally published in 1993, this revised and expanded edition contains extensive new material in the form of Richter's conducting books. translated and reproduced in full, they detail every one of the 4,351 public performances Richter gave in a professional life spanning 47 years. Drawing on Richter's own diaries, the book also presents his correspondence with many contemporary composers (Wagner in particular) and performers. The author's biography of this seminal figure provides a revealing insight into British and European music and concert life during the long nineteenth century.
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ISBN | 1783270217. - 9781783270217
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