The great Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed more than 600 works of every musical genre - symphonies concertos chamber works even operas. In this book the first of two David Hurwitz guides the reader/listener through the master's chamber and orchestral music a body of work unique in style expressive range emotional depth formal perfection and sheer beauty. This music doesn't sound like anyone else's. Only Mozart could have written it. Hurwitz's insightful text and the accompanying full-length CD shows us what makes Mozart's music so unique and special - and how to enjoy its many delights. This book is the first of a two-volume set covering Mozart'sorchestral and vocal work.

Par FONTANEL / BERGER. Tout apprendre de la vie de Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : sa naissance à  Salzbourg en 1756, ses relations avec son père adoré Léopold, avec sa grande soeur Nannerl, son oreille absolue, les voyages d'enfance en Europe, la visite à  l'impératrice Marie-Thérêse à  Vienne ou à  Madame de Pompadour à  Paris, l'épidémie de variole qui le défigure, ses joies, ses peines, ses amours. . . et sa mort à  Vienne en 1791. Et découvrir ses oeuvres majeures : - Ah vous dirai-je maman- La petite musique de nuit- Les Noces de Figaro- La Sérénade Gran Partita- La symphonie Haffner- La symphonie Jupiter- La marche turque- La flûte enchantée. . . / / Livre / Livres

No composer has ever achieved the amazing artistic progression that Haydn has. He invented the string quartet as we know it became known as 'the Father of the Symphony' and mentored the great Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. His creative life was one of ceaseless experimentation and invention. Author David Hurwitz shows readers how to more fully enjoy Haydn's music acquainting them with the master's innovative melodic creativity revolutionary use of musical form and important characteristics of his personal style such as his genius for writing in minor keys and creating comedy in his music. Hurwitz explores Haydn's vocal music and instrumental masterpieces that fall outsidethe mainstream as well as his principle instrumental works. A special chapter of letters and quotations by the composer himself introduces the reader to Haydn the man. Four appendices list all of his symphonies string quartets Piano sonatas and Piano trios and specify their distinguishing characteristics. Two accompanying Naxos CDs provide more than two and a half hours of beautiful music keyed to pieces described in the book.

Par JAFFRES YVES. Biographie du compositeur autrichien qui rend hommage à  son génie musical et apporte un éclairage sur les conditions de vie difficiles des musiciens de l'époque, obligés des puissants et contraints à  composer sans relche pour survivre. L'auteur propose également une analyse des oeuvres maîtresses, accompagnée d'extraits des partitions. / Broché / Livre / Livres