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“ian bostridge”

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  • The Book of Lieder

    by Ian Bostridge, Richard Stokes ...
    This unique volume contains, in parallel translation, a thousand of the most frequently performed Lieder, both piano-accompanied and orchestral. Composers are arranged alphabetically, with their songs appearing under poet in chronological order of composition - thus allowing the reader to engage in depth with a particular poet and at the same time to follow the composer's development. Richard ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD

  • Schubert's Winter Journey

    Anatomy of an Obsession

    by Ian Bostridge ...
    Franz Schubert's Winterreise is at the same time one of the most powerful and one of the most enigmatic masterpieces in Western culture. In his new book, Schubert's Winter Journey: Anatomy of an Obsession, Ian Bostridge - one of the work's finest interpreters - focusses on the context, resonance and personal significance of a work which is possibly the greatest landmark in the history of Lieder. ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • Song & Self

    A Singer's Reflections on Music and Performance

    by Ian Bostridge ...
    Award-winning singer Ian Bostridge examines iconic works of Western classical music to reflect on the relationship between performer and audience.Like so many performers, renowned tenor Ian Bostridge spent much of 2020 and 2021 unable to take part in live music. The enforced silence of the pandemic led him to question an identity that was previously defined by communicating directly with audiences ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Singer's Notebook

    by Ian Bostridge ...
    Ian Bostridge is one of the outstanding singers of our time, celebrated for the quality of his voice but also for the exceptional intelligence he brings to bear on the interpretation of the repertoire of the past and present alike. Yet his early career was that of a professional historian, and A Singer's Notebook takes a look at the multifaceted world of classical music through the eyes of someone ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

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  • Johann Sebastian Bach: The Learned Musician

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  • Neruda and Vallejo

    Selected Poems

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  • Lit Up Inside

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    by Van Morrison ...
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  • Anthology of Modern Japanese Poetry

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