Rossini (Master Musicians Series) - Softcover

Osborne, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0198164904 ISBN 13: 9780198164906

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2002

Synopsis

A classical musician by training and a conservative by inclination, Rossini, nevertheless, broke the mold of the old Italian operatic order and laid the foundations for a new generation of romantically inspired music-dramatists. One of the most influential of nineteenth-century composers, in touch with many leading musicians of his day, Rossini was also the most complex of men--a mixture of affability and reserve, industry and indolence, wit and melancholy. This detailed biography also includes a survey of Rossini's choral works, and the vocal and solo piano music written during the last decade of his life.

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About the Author

Richard Osborne is an acclaimed Rossini scholar, music critic and broadcaster, author of Conversations with Karajan (OUP 1991), Herbert von Karajan: A Life in Music (Chatto & Windus 1998), and Till I End My Song. English Music and Musicians 1440-1940: A Perspective from Eton (Cygnet Press 2002).

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198164904
• ISBN 13: 9780198164906
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 340