Stradivari's Genius

Faber Toby

ISBN 10: 0375760857 / ISBN 13: 9780375760853

Edité par Random House, 2006

pp. 288 Illus. N° de réf. du vendeur 8188207

Synopsis :

Antonio Stradivari (1644—1737) was a perfectionist whose single-minded pursuit of excellence changed the world of music. In the course of his long career in the northern Italian city of Cremona, he created more than a thousand stringed instruments; approximately six hundred survive, their quality unequalled by any subsequent violin-maker. In this fascinating book, Toby Faber traces the rich, multilayered stories of six of these peerless creations–five violins and a cello–and the one towering artist who brought them into being. Blending history, biography, meticulous detective work, and an abiding passion for music, Faber takes us from the salons of Vienna to the concert halls of New York, and from the breakthroughs of Beethoven’s last quartets to the first phonographic recordings. This magnificent narrative invites us to share the life, the intrigue, and the incomparable beauty of the world’s most marvelous stringed instruments.

À propos de l'auteur: Born in Cambridge, England, in 1965, TOBY FABER now lives in London with his wife and daughter. He was previously managing director of his family’s renowned publishing firm, Faber and Faber. This is his first book.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Stradivari's Genius
Éditeur : Random House
Date d'édition : 2006
Reliure : Couverture souple
Etat : New