To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of one of Britainâ??s greatest composers Sir Edward Elgar renowned Elgar scholar J.P.E. Harper-Scott casts new and frequently surprising light on Elgar chronicling his rise to the forefront of early twentieth-century modernism in this concise and absorbing volume. Hailed by the June 2007 BBC Music Magazine as 'possibly the best first stop for learning about Elgar's life ' this fascinating and accessible history is suitable for both students and Elgar enthusiasts alike. J.P.E. Harper-Scott takes a combative swipe at many of the critical myths and prejudices that have attached themselves to the figure of Elgar revealingboth a surprisingly elusive personality and a deeper often darker message within his works. Questions answered include How did the son of a provincial piano tuner rise to international fame? Was the English countryside the principle inspiration for Elgar's music? Was this moustachioed red-blooded imperialist all that he seemed? And more!

He lived in the shadow of death painfully aware of the tuberculosis that would kill him prematurely. But Frédéric Chopin attained immortality with his Piano works which endure as pinnacles of the instrument's repertoire. This biography by one of the nineteenth century's foremost pianists--Chopin's friend and fellow artist Franz Liszt--offers a highly informed assessment of the Polish composer's musical legacy. It is further enlivened by the author's personal acquaintance with Chopin's other friends who constituted the very cream of Parisian intellectual and artistic society.Born a year apart Chopin andLiszt came of age in an era favorable to musical change when audiences as well as performers were receptive to Romanticism's innovations. Liszt surveys the technical brilliance as well as the poetry of Chopin's masterpieces including the 'Adagio' from Piano Concerto No. 2 and Polonaise in F-sharp Minor. He also chronicles Chopin's progress from child prodigy to the darling of Parisian salons. A source of rare and unparalleled insights into Chopin's world of private anguish and public triumph this memoir recounts the composer's loneliness as a Polish emigré his tempestuous romance with George Sand and his life among a glittering social set that included Balzac Hugo Berlioz Delacroix and Schumann.Reprint of the Oliver Ditson Company Boston 1880 edition.

Par HALBREICH HARRY. LA MUSIQUE CHEZ FAYARD BIBLIOTHEQUE DES GRANDS MUSICIENSAlkan par Brigitte François-SappeyBach (T. 1 et 2) par Alberto BassoBeethoven par Jean et Brigitte MassinBellini par Pierre BrunelBerlioz par Henry BarraudBrahms par Claude RostandM. A. Charpentier par Catherine CessacCouperin par Philippe BeaussantDebussy par Edward Lockspeiser et Harry HalbreichGluck par Jacques-Gabriel Prod'hommeGrieg par John HortonHaydn par Marc VignalMahler (T. 1, 2 et 3) par Henry-Louis de La GrangeMarais par Jérôme de La Gorce et Sylvette MilliotMozart par Jean et Brigitte MassinOffenbach par David RissinPaganini par Edward NeillPoulenc par Henri HellRavel par Marcel MarnatSchubert par Brigitte MassinSchütz par Martin Gregor-DellinStravinsky par André BoucourechlievWagner par Martin Gregor-DellinWeber par John WarrackCOLLECTIONMUSICIENS D'AUJOURD'HUIdirigée par Brigitte MassinPierre Boulez par Dominique JameuxPierre Henry par Michel ChionOlivier Messiaen par Harry HalbreichIannis Xenakis par Nouritza MatossianCOLLECTIONLES INDISPENSABLES DE LA MUSIQUEGuide de la musique symphoniqueGuide de l'opéraGuide de la musique de piano et de clavecinGuide de la musique de chambreGuide de la musique d'orgueGuide de la musique sacréeGuide illustré de la musique (T. 1 et 2)Guide des opéras de WagnerGuide des opéras de VerdiGuide des opéras de MozartHistoire de la musique occidentale / / Date parution : 1992-03-11/ Livre / Livres