The Symphony: A Listener's Guide - Couverture rigide

Steinberg, Michael P.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0195061772 ISBN 13 : 9780195061772

Editeur : Oxford University Press Inc, 1995

Synopsis

From the agile beauty of Mozart's 'Jupiter' and the fierce power of Beethoven's Fifth to the celebration of heroism in Shostakovich's 'Leningrad,' the symphony has long held a prime place in the Western musical pantheon. Now, in The Symphony, renowned teacher and critic Michael Steinberg offers music lovers a monumental guide to this most celebrated of musical forms, with perceptive commentaries on some 118 works by 36 major composers. Tracing the ways in which composers have dealt with the extraordinary musical challenges that have engaged them throughout the centuries, Steinberg takes us through the revolutions of expression, sound, and form that have shaped the symphony's remarkable history.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

a treat for those addicted to reading the program notes before the concert begins (Booklist)

an essential book for any concertgoer and any new or veteran fan of classical music (Michael Tilson Thomas, Music Director, The San Francisco Symphony)

Biographie de l'auteur

Michael Steinberg is the program annotator of the San Francisco Symphony and the New York Philharmonic. He has been on the faculty of the Manhattan School of Music and the New England Conservatory, and was the music critic for The Boston Globe for twelve years.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press Inc
• Date d'édition: 1995
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0195061772
• ISBN 13: 9780195061772
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 696
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Ufficio Anagrafiche Messaggerie; ufficio.anagrafiche@meli.it; ; Via Verdi, 8; Assago Milano; 20090; Italie