A composer with a vastand varied catalogue of works Raff is celebrated as much for his prodigious originality as for his technical accomplishments. A former protégé of Liszt, Raff's Ungarische Rhapsodie Opus 113, pays homage to the Hungarian rhapsody cycle of his former master; equal in style and substance it remains a fitting tribute and a shining example by one of the 19c most gifted virtuosi. ---- Als Komponist mit einer enormen und vielfältigen Werkliste wird Raff für seine erstaunliche Originalität wie für seine technischen Fertigkeiten gefeiert. Raff, ein ehemaliger Schützling Liszts, huldigt mit seiner Ungarischen Rhapsodie Opus 113 den Ungarischen Rhapsodie-Zyklus seines ehemaligen Meisters; in Stil und von der Substanz diesem ebenbürtig stellt sie eine angemessene Anerkennung dar; ein leuchtendes Beispiel von einem der begabtesten Virtuosen des 19. Jahrhunderts.

A biography of the famed German film producer whose successes such as The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and The Blue Angel have become industry classics. Hardt traces Pommer's work from the pre-Hitler days of the Ufa studio, his emigration to the US in 1933, his battle to establish himself in the Hollywood milieu, his political struggles as motion Picture Control Officer of the US Military during 1946-1949 as he tried to rebuild Germany's film machinery, and ultimately documents Pommer's survival as one of the major producers of the era. Includes photographs and film index appendices. Paper edition (unseen), $19.95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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