Richard Strauss / by Tim Ashley.
| Author/creator |
Ashley, Tim |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | London : Phaidon Press, 1999. |
| Description | 240 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
| Subject(s) |
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| Series | 20th-century composers 20th-century composers. ^A683695 |
| Contents | Bavaria 1864-70 -- Bismarck 1871-90 -- The Kaiser 1890-1914 -- War 1914-18 -- Weimar 1919-33 -- The Third Reich 1933-45 -- Aftermath and rehabilitation 1945-9. |
| Abstract | Examines the life and work of twentieth-century German composer Richard Strauss, discussing his overnight success, his decades of celebrity, and the decline of his popularity in his later years. This book places his life in the context of German history, probes beneath the flamboyant public persona to reveal the paradoxes that characterized the private man, and discusses his work in the light of the influences--personal, artistic, literary and political--that shaped it. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-227), discography (pages 228-233), and index. |
| ISBN | 0714837946 |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Music | Music Stacks | ML410.S93 A9 1999 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |