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Mark Ringer: Opera's First Master - The Musical Dramas Of Claudio Monteverdi

Mark Ringer: Opera's First Master - The Musical Dramas Of Claudio Monteverdi

Often hailed as the creator of modern opera, Claudio Monteverdi was the first great opera composer, his genius likened to that of Mozart, Wagner, and Verdi. Clearly and vividly written in nontechnical language. Opera's First Master enable opera lovers to experience Monteverdi's masterpieces in a new way, while providing fresh insights into how Monteverdian opera 'works' as theatre. Opera's First Master is also a compelling document of music history, as author Mark Ringer's traces Monteverdi's development as a composer, places his operatic works within the musical and theatrical framework of his era, and details the complex forces that led to the emergence of opera in late sixteenth-century Florence. Music experts and novices alike will savor this dramatic portrait of the master and his music.

SEK 290.00
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The Operagoer's Guide

The Operagoer's Guide

One Hundred Stories and Commentaries. In this volume, Father M. Owen Lee writes for the 21st-century operagoer, briskly and stylishly telling the stories of 100 of the world's greatest music dramas - from Aïda to Die Zauberflöte. The stories told in music by Mozart, Wagner, Verdi, Puccini and Strauss are brought to life here with wit, insight and boundless enthusiasm. When compiling and composing this pocket-sized handbook, Fr. Lee considered the unique needs of the modern operagoer. Contemporary text-translating services have made pure synopses somewhat redundant. Fr. Lee, therefore, has focused his commentaries less on the comings and goings of plot than on subtext, motivation and background information. He also suggests his single favorite recording for each of the 100 operas discussed. In all, he has written a guide that will prove invaluable to the opera novice and useful even for the aficionado.

SEK 161.00
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David Hurwitz: The Mahler Symphonies - An Owner's Manual

David Hurwitz: The Mahler Symphonies - An Owner's Manual

Few composers since the mid-twentieth century have escaped Mahler's influence. This book is the first discussion of Mahler's ten completed symphonies to offer music lovers a comprehensive overview of the music as it strikes today's listeners. The book caters to the novice, as well as the expert, as David Hurwitz describes what the listener will hear, section by section. He explains how each work is arranged, how the various parts relate to one another, and how one work leads to the next. The emphasis throughout is on the experience of listening, and how each symphony embodies Mahler's dictum that the symphony 'must embrace the world. It must contain everything'. Hurwitz describes the emotional extravagance that lies at the root of Mahler's popularity, the consistency of his symphonic thinking, and his dazzling and revolutionary use of orchestral instruments to create an expressive musical language that is varied in content and immediate in impact.

SEK 310.00
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David Hurwitz: Sibelius - The Orchestral Works

David Hurwitz: Sibelius - The Orchestral Works

Jean Sibelius was not only Finland's greatest composer, he was one of the most distinctive and appealing musical voices in the first half of the twentieth century, especially renowned for his characterful handling of the romantic symphony orchestra. His example has led directly to an unprecedented cultural flowering in his homeland, making this small country of five million people a powerhouse in the world of classical music composition and performance. Author David Hurwitz considers more than eighty of Sibelius's orchestral pieces, from songs and choruses to symphonies, tone poems, overtures, and theatrical music, inviting readers to identify and enjoy the fascinating mix of elements that make up Sibelius's colourful personal idiom. Hurwitz also features a representative selection of the best music of Sibelius's Finnish contemporaries and successors, both in the text and in one of two accompanying full-length CDs. The other CD offers a rich selection of Sibelius's music, including two complete symphonies and two of his most popular tone poems. Together, the CDs and text allow readers to hear Sibelius in context and gain an understanding of what distinguishes him from his contemporaries, how he influenced later generations, and how he came to be viewed as the musical spokesperson of the Finnish nation.

SEK 273.00
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