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| Named Person: | Franz Schubert; Franz Schubert; Franz Schubert |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Biography, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Leo Black |
| ISBN: | 184383023X 9781843830238 184383135X 9781843831358 |
| OCLC Number: | 52159926 |
| Description: | xvi, 209 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Partial understanding -- Wonder and submission (Real and true devotion--the Salve Regina's; The early Masses; Schubert in love? (Therese Grob, Caroline Esterhazy); Lyric intermezzo--the secret (Geheimnis, Heliopolis and the Wanderer fantasy)) -- Years of reflection : the 1819 songs, Lazarus, the A♭ Mass -- Grace under pressure : 1821-4, the Unfinished symphony, Wanderer fantasy -- Harvest : 1825-6, the D major piano sonata, Pyrker songs, Great C major symphony -- Hard sayings -- Pride of performance : the late religious music -- Screaming into the twentieth century : the complete voice. |
| Responsibility: | Leo Black. |
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Remarkable new study. BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE (Bayan Northcott) A thoroughly convincing study of the music, beautifully and unpretentiously written... Excellent study does memorable justice to the composer. CLASSIC FMAn important and absorbing addition to the canon of Schubert literature. GRAMOPHONE(This) book is an invaluable addition to Schubert studies, not only as a treasure trove for the academic, but also for the performing musician... The author is clearly a musicologist of the highest order, but he also proves to be a philosopher of insight and generosity, and it is here that his genius lies... Leo Black has written a masterpiece and a monument. Robert Tear in THE OLDIEThere is much that is interesting and original in this book. MUSIC & LETTERS Read more...
