Julian Rushton
Forfatter af Classical Music: A Concise History from Gluck to Beethoven (World of Art)
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- University of Leeds
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- Julian Rushton, Emeritus Professor of Music at the University of
Leeds, has published extensively on Mozart, including The New
Grove Guide to Mozart's Operas and the Cambridge Opera Handbook on Don Giovanni.
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W.A. Mozart: Don Giovanni af Julian Rushton
For me, the best single overview of this opera that I've seen.
This unusual dramatization explores the life Mozart presented as an interview in a coffee shop. Nearing the end of his life, ill and in debt, Mozart answers the interesting questions posed to him. Readers will get snapshot view of Mozart, from his childhood on through his short life, with death claiming him at age 35. He speaks about his music, what he liked and what he didn’t care for. He talks about composing to earn a living, a rather poor one at that, and how he wrote to please the royalty rather than himself. It’s a novel look at an extraordinary musician.… (mere)
Eerder specialistische muziekgeschiedenis; nogal breedvoerig; niet voor leken.
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- Værker
- 14
- Also by
- 1
- Medlemmer
- 250
- Popularitet
- #91,401
- Vurdering
- 3.7
- Anmeldelser
- 4
- ISBN
- 37
- Sprog
- 3