The Bel Canto Violin (Routledge Revivals)

Tunley, David

ISBN 10: 113838822X / ISBN 13: 9781138388222

Published by Routledge, New York, 2018

About this Item

Softcover without dust jacket. Very mild rubbing noted to glossy finish. Pages clean and unmarked with some B & W illustrations. This book is a Routledge Revival that re-issues a wealth of academic works which have long been unavailable.

First published in 1999, this biography from David Tunley draws on newly researched documentary evidence to chart Campoli?s early success and his later struggle for recognition as a serious artist. Campoli?s early success and his later struggle for recognition as a serious artist. Campoli?s career emerges as one particularly shaped and directed by the great economic and social forces of the first half of the century, and the story here is as much that of his times, as of his life.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Bel Canto Violin (Routledge Revivals)
• Publisher: Routledge, New York
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 113838822X
• ISBN 13: 9781138388222
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Dimensions: 1.118W x 14.5H x 22D centimeters 1.118 centimeters width by 14.5 centimeters height by 22 centimeters depth
• Weight: 280 grams

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Synopsis

First published in 1999, this biography from David Tunley draws on newly researched documentary evidence to chart Campoli’s early success and his later struggle for recognition as a serious artist. Campoli’s early success and his later struggle for recognition as a serious artist. Campoli’s career emerges as one particularly shaped and directed by the great economic and social forces of the first half of the century, and the story here is as much that of his times, as of his life.

Described by Szigeti as ‘one of the last great individualists among violinists’, Alfredo Campoli was a household name in the field of British light music prior to the Second World War. Having made his début at the Wigmore Hall in 1923 Campoli toured with Melba and Butt, then turned to light music during the Depression. He became one of Decca’s early recording artists and broadcast frequently for the BBC with his light music ensembles and pursued a long, successful career as a distinguished international performer.

About the Author

David Tunley