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“tadeusz kaczynski”

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  • Conversations with Witold Lutosławski

    by Tadeusz Kaczynski ...
    Witold Lutosławski (1913-1994), who claimed that 'talking was not his speciality', emerges during a series of conversations with the music critic Tadeusz Kaczynski as a most lucid and articulate commentator, not only on his own compositions, but on every aspect of twentieth-century music and musicianship.This revised and expanded edition of Conversations with Witold Lutosławski makes for ... Read more

    $20.99 CAD

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    The German composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) was not only a musical genius, but was also one of the pre-eminent geniuses of the Western world. He defined in his music a system of musical thought and an entire state of mind that were unlike any previously experienced. A true child prodigy, he began composing at age 5 and rapidly developed his unmistakable style; by 18 he was composing ... Read more

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  • 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

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  • The Faber Pocket Guide to Haydn

    by Richard Wigmore ...
    Joseph Haydn is one of the greatest and most innovative of all composers, yet in some ways he is still curiously misunderstood. This engaging new Pocket Guide assesses what Haydn's music means to us today, and challenges some of the myths that have grown up around the composer. With suggestions for further reading and recommended CD recordings, Richard Wigmore's crisp and concise guide presents ... Read more

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  • Rachmaninoff: The Illustrated Lives of the Great Composers.

    by Matthew Robert Walker ...
    In this biography, Robert Walker skilfully blends the fascinating story of Rachmaninoff's life with the historical background of his times. The author shows, too, how outside influences- the 1905 and 1917 revolutions, the Great War, the Wall Street Crash and the Great Depression- very much affected Rachmaninoff as an artist. As well as the use of contemporary accounts, letters and reminiscences, ... Read more

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  • The Sorcerer of Bayreuth

    Richard Wagner, his Work and his World

    by Barry Millington ...
    Richard Wagner (1813-1883) is one of the most influential - and also one of the most controversial - composers in the history of music. Over the course of his long career, he produced a stream of spellbinding works that challenged musical convention through their richness and tonal experimentation, ultimately paving the way for modernism. This book presents an in-depth but easy-to-read overview of ... Read more

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  • Discovering Classical Music: Sibelius

    by Ian Christians ...
    Series series Discovering Classical Music
    "I recommend this book wholeheartedly to new music lovers" Sir Charles Groves CBE Thanks to Nigel Kennedy and Pavarotti, millions of people have recently discovered that classical music is a highly enjoyable experience, perhaps contrary to their expectations. But the world of classical music can be highly intimidating and confusing. Ian Christians, for many years a passionate believer in ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Discovering Classical Music: Rachmaninoff

    by Ian Christians ...
    Series series Discovering Classical Music
    "I recommend this book wholeheartedly to new music lovers" Sir Charles Groves CBE Thanks to Nigel Kennedy and Pavarotti, millions of people have recently discovered that classical music is a highly enjoyable experience, perhaps contrary to their expectations. But the world of classical music can be highly intimidating and confusing. Ian Christians, for many years a passionate believer in ... Read more

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  • Discovering Classical Music: Strauss

    by Ian Christians ...
    Series series Discovering Classical Music
    "I recommend this book wholeheartedly to new music lovers" Sir Charles Groves CBE Thanks to Nigel Kennedy and Pavarotti, millions of people have recently discovered that classical music is a highly enjoyable experience, perhaps contrary to their expectations. But the world of classical music can be highly intimidating and confusing. Ian Christians, for many years a passionate believer in ... Read more

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  • Discovering Classical Music: Handel

    by Ian Christians ...
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  • Nationalist and Populist Composers

    Voices of the American People

    by Steve Schwartz ...
    Series series Modern Traditionalist Classical Music
    Populism and nationalism in classical music held a significant place between the world wars with composers such as George Gershwin, Aaron Copland, and Leonard Bernstein creating a soundtrack to the lives of everyday Americans. While biographies of these individual composers exist, no single book has taken on this period as a direct contradiction to the modernist dichotomy between the music of ... Read more

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