The Faber Pocket Guide to Haydn

ISBN-13: 9780571234127 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 400 str.

Richard Wigmore

Opis

Joseph Hayden was one of the greatest & most innovative of all composers. This text assesses what Haydn's music means to us, & challenges some of the myths that have grown up around the composer. With suggestions for further reading & recommended CD recordings, it explores each of his key works, from his symphonies to his sonatas.

O autorze

Richard Wigmore is a distinguished musicologist, specialising in the Viennese Classical period and Lieder, and he has written many CD notes, concert programme notes, newspaper and magazine articles on Haydn. He writes regularly for Gramophone, BBC Music Magazine and the Daily Telegraph, and is a frequent broadcaster on BBC Radio 3. His previous publications include Schubert: The Complete Song Texts.