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A carregar... Richard Strauss: Man, Musician, Enigmapor Michael Kennedy
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Adira ao LibraryThing para descobrir se irá gostar deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. Richard Strauss's long life spanned nearly a century, from the consolidation of Wagner's fame in the 1860s to the age of post-serialism and the dawn of electronics when he died in 1949. For 79 of his 85 years he composed songs, chamber music, a series of tone-poems and the great ballets and operas which he created for the legendary stars of Dresden and Vienna. He was also one of the outstanding conductors of his time, directing opera companies in Weimar, Munich, Berlin and Vienna. This study of Strauss's music challenges the view that he was a reactionary figure, and argues that he was misrepresented and misunderstood, particularly in his relationship to the Third Reich. It also contradicts the received opinion that Strauss's genius declined after "Der Rosenkavalier". In this new edition, the author has considerably expanded both the biographical section and his discussion of Strauss's music. sem críticas | adicionar uma crítica
This book re-evaluates a figure whom the author considers to be the greatest composer of the twentieth century. Kennedy deals fully with Strauss's life as leading composer and national figure in the Third Reich, during which he was both fêted and cold-shouldered by the authorities. In putting this period into perspective he draws heavily on hitherto ignored material, including Strauss's own letters and diaries. In addition he reveals much about Strauss's long, happy but tempestuous marriage to the soprano Pauline de Ahna as well as tracing the important relationships to his librettists Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Stefan Zweig, Joseph Gregor and Clemens Krauss. Kennedy reassesses the man and the music, revealing a picture of a level-headed, practical and extremely versatile musician - a great conductor as well as a great composer. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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