A glorious plum-pudding of a book; to be consulted; with pleasure and profit; over and over again Sir Jeremy Isaacs Michael Steens Great Composers was originally published in 2003. A lifetimes work and almost 1000 pages long; it has since become the reference point and key read on the biographical backgrounds to classical musics biggest names.Authoritative and hugely detailed - but nonetheless a joy to read - this new edition will expand its readership further and capitalise on a newfound popular interest in classical music.Steens book helps you explore the story of Bach; the respectable burgher much of whose vast output was composed amidst petty turf disputes in Lutheran Leipzig; or the ugly; argumentative Beethoven in French-occupied Vienna; obsessed by his laundry; or Mozart; the over-exploited infant prodigy whose untimely death was shrouded in rumour.Read about Verdi; who composed against the background of the Italian Risorgimento; or about the family life of the Wagners; and; Brahms; who rose from the slums of Hamburg to become a devotee of beer and coffee in fin-de-siecle Vienna; a cultural capital bent on destroying Mahler...and much; much more.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Steve Brewergreat0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. It is still readable and in general in good form.By CustomerI give it four stars; because the book had too many water marks. It is still readable and in general in good form.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Three StarsBy Victor M RendonA must read for architects.
