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Hans von Bülow : a life and times /

Hans von Bulow is a key figure in 19th century music whose career path was as broad as it was successful. Music history's first virtuoso orchestral conductor, Bulow created the model for the profession-both in musical brilliance and in domineering personality-which still holds forth today. He w...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Walker, Alan, 1930-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Hans von Bulow is a key figure in 19th century music whose career path was as broad as it was successful. Music history's first virtuoso orchestral conductor, Bulow created the model for the profession-both in musical brilliance and in domineering personality-which still holds forth today. He was an eminent and renowned concert pianist, a respected (and often feared) teacher and music critic, an influential editor of works by Bach, Mendelssohn, Chopin, and Beethoven, and a composer in a variety of musical genres. As a student and son-in-law of Franz Liszt, and estranged friend of Richard Wagne.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxv, 510 pages) : illustrations, music
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199709380
0199709386