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Schoenberg: Why He Matters by Harvey Sachs
$49.95 AUD
Category: Biography
An astonishingly lyrical biography that rescues Schoenberg from notoriety, restoring him to his rightful place in the pantheon of twentieth-century composers. In his time, the Austrian American composer Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951) was an international icon. His twelve-tone system was considered the f ...Show more
The Ninth: Beethoven and the World in 1824 by Harvey Sachs
$35.00 AUD
Category: Music
A decade after the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars had given way to an era of retrenchment and repression, 1824 became a watershed year. The premiere of the Ninth Symphony, the death of Lord Byron - who had been aiding the Greeks in their struggle for independence, Delacroix's painting of the T ...Show more
Toscanini: Musician of Conscience by Harvey Sachs
$62.95 AUD
Category: Biography
Arturo Toscanini (1867-1957) was famed for his dedication, photographic memory, explosive temper and impassioned performances. At times he dominated La Scala, the Metropolitan Opera, the New York Philharmonic, and the Bayreuth, Salzburg and Lucerne festivals. His reforms influenced generations of musici ...Show more
Toscanini - Musician of Conscience by Harvey Sachs
$40.95 AUD
Category: Music
Harvey Sachs's "monumental" (Alex Ross) biography recounts the sixty-eight-year career of conductor Arturo Toscanini (1867-1957), an artist celebrated for his fierce dedication, photographic memory, explosive temper, impassioned performances, and uncompromising work ethic. Toscanini collaborated with Ve ...Show more
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