书目

Richard Strauss: Man, Musician, Enigma

内容简介

Thisbookre-evaluatesafigurewhomtheauthorconsiderstobethegreatestcomposerofthetwentiethcentury.KennedydealsfullywithStrauss'slifeasleadingcomposerandnationalfigureintheThirdReich,duringwhichhewasbothfêtedandcold-shoulderedbytheauthorities.Inputtingthisperiodintoperspectivehedrawsheavilyonhithertoignoredmaterial,includingStrauss'sownlettersanddiaries.InadditionherevealsmuchaboutStrauss'slong,happybuttempestuousmarriagetothesopranoPaulinedeAhnaaswellastracingtheimportantrelationshipstohislibrettistsHugovonHofmannsthal,StefanZweig,JosephGregorandClemensKrauss.Kennedyreassessesthemanandthemusic,revealingapictureofalevel-headed,practicalandextremelyversatilemusician-agreatconductoraswellasagreatcomposer.

作者简介

MichaelKennedyhasbeenChiefMusicCriticontheSundayTelegraphsince1989.From1960to1986hewasNorthernEditoroftheDailyTelegraphandthepaper'smusiccriticfrom1950to1989.HewasawardedanOBEin1981.HeistheauthorofnumerousbooksincludingstudiesofElgar,VaughanWilliams,Walton,andalsoTheOxfordDictionaryofMusic(2ndedn1994);Mahler(J.M.Dent,MasterMusiciansseries,1981,2ndedition1993,OUP,1994)andPortraitofWalton(OUP,1990)--ThistextreferstotheHardcoveredition.

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