The music of Antonin Dvorak defies fashion. He is one of the very few composers whose works entered the international mainstream during his own lifetime, and some of them have remained there ever since. The pieces that historically define his international reputation, however, represent only a small fraction of what he actually composed. They comprise just one facet of his complex and remarkably rich artistic personality. This book/2-CD pack invites readers to celebrate his extraordinary achievement and experience the pleasure of getting to know more than 90 of his most important works. The...
The music of Antonin Dvorak defies fashion. He is one of the very few composers whose works entered the international mainstream during his own lifeti...
For the general reader, Lee (classics, U. of Toronto, Canada) introduces the instrumental music of 50 composers, from the eighteenth to the twentieth century. After defining specific concepts of instrumental music, including instruments, keys, forms, and genres, he describes the music by country and in chronological order. He comments on one or mor
For the general reader, Lee (classics, U. of Toronto, Canada) introduces the instrumental music of 50 composers, from the eighteenth to the twentieth ...
