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PAPERBACK, very good with slight curve from shelving at an angle, but little used if at all. INSCRIBED to a recipient with first name only and SIGNED by Wilson (brief heartfelt inscription; we can guess that the inscription is to a dear close friend, also a conductor). WILSON, DAVID. The Dresden manuscripts: unearthing an 18th century musical genius. Scottsdale, Arizona: New Education Press, 2014, i, 203pp., . Hasse, Johann Adolf, 1699-1783 - A fascinating journey to rediscover the music of a composer who was lauded in his day, yet forgotten soon after. This book chronicles the author's thirty-year quest to locate, reconstruct, and perform the music of Johann Adolf Hasse, who along with his equally famous wife, mezzo-soprano Faustina Bordoni, had personal associations with Bach, Handel, Mozart, Haydn, and Gluck. - CONTENTS: Genesis -- Reflection -- Uncharted territory -- Rumor or truth? -- Enlightenment -- Preparation -- Arrival -- Research -- Revelations -- Jubilation -- The surprise -- Exploration -- The return -- The invitation -- More revelations -- Back to reality -- More surprises -- Home -- Pulling back the veil -- Finishing? -- Really finishing -- Retribution -- Fruition -- Fulfillment. ISBN 9781932942804.