Customer Review: Many good quaility pictures included for illustration. Written in a Light-hearted manner and is easy to read. The general schubert's life is discussed quite comprehensively although no suprise brought for a "schubertian". The musical aspects of the composition are often only superficially touched.
Customer Review: I'm currently studying some of Shostakovich's symphonies, however many early reviewers have that obviously 'western' bias to Soviet works; especially so concerning the 'war' symphonies 7th and 8th. This book attempts (very well) to evalute the symphonies in a less political light. The music thoery... more info
Customer Review: How did a forty-one-year-old violin teacher in a provincial English town suddenly become one of Europe's most feted composers? Simon Mundy tells the Elgar story with relish and care, and anyone who knows Elgar's music will be fascinated.
There are more detailed biographies of Elgar, notably the... more info
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