Walter Legge
Title | Walter Legge PDF eBook |
Author | Walter Legge |
Publisher | Psychology Press |
Pages | 304 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 9780415921084 |
Walter Legge was one of the greatest ever record producers. His many other activities included founding a great orchestra, the Philharmonia, which he ran for eighteen years as a 'benevolent dictator'. Music formed the central core of his life, but the printed word was also a vital source of inspiration and education. In his writings Walter Legge reveals clearly the many facets of his own remarkable personality, and from his correspondence with the great names of his day we gain rich insight into the musical world in which he played so great a part.
The Unknown Callas
Title | The Unknown Callas PDF eBook |
Author | N. Petsal_s-Diom_d_s |
Publisher | Hal Leonard Corporation |
Pages | 680 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9781574670592 |
(Amadeus). In this award-winning biography, Petsalis-Diomidis closely examines Maria Callas's life in Athens from 1937 to 1945. These years have been largely absent from previous works about Callas, but were crucial to her professional and personal growth. The author examines her professional development, her studies, her concertizing, and her work with the Greek National Opera. He also recounts Callas's daily life, her friendships, her rivalries at the conservatory, and her personal life. Though it is a detailed historical biography, the writing and pace are novelistic. HARDCOVER.
Ariane & Bluebeard
Title | Ariane & Bluebeard PDF eBook |
Author | Matthew G. Brown |
Publisher | Indiana University Press |
Pages | 385 |
Release | 2022-11 |
Genre | Comics & Graphic Novels |
ISBN | 0253063183 |
— Matthew Brown developed this project through his founding of TableTopOpera, a group of scholars and performers committed to performing multimedia projects promoting classical music to general audiences. TableTop's production, a reductionist fantasy based on Ariane et Barbe-bleue, played an adaptation of Paul Dukas's original score while panels of P. Craig Russell's popular graphic novel Ariane and Bluebeard, Op. 26 streaked across the auditorium screen. Brown wrote the score and the show was called "a miracle of collaborative creation" thanks to "all editing decisions made in regard not only to Brown's profound knowledge of the epoch and Russell's passion for the opera but of the demanding virtuosos who would be playing it, for the multimedia skills it would require – and for a strong commitment to the integrity of the original score." Th. Emil Homerin produced the show. This book, based off the performance project, already is being marketed through TableTopOpera. Contributors to the volume include an opera singer and instructor from the Metropolitan Opera's production of Bluebeard's Castle, the celebrated comic and graphic artist P. Craig Russell, and scholars in classics, religion, history, women and gender studies, and rare books. — Although the premier of Ariane et Barbe-bleue is frequently lauded as a landmark in operatic history, there is at present no book devoted solely to its history, structure, reception, and cultural implications. — This book will stand out on our music list and contribute to our reputation for publishing books on multimedia topics by touching on such diverse subjects as opera, comic books, and animated movies. Further, it contributes to our list of significant works on women and gender studies. — Our target audience includes students, scholars, and readers interested in musicology, particularly Paul Dukas, French music, and multimedia opera. Other related interests include histories of print, multimedia, and comic works, philosophical discussion of Plato and mysticism, and French symbolist literature.
Walter Legge
Title | Walter Legge PDF eBook |
Author | Alan Sanders |
Publisher | Greenwood |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1984-11-07 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 0313244413 |
For the dedicated record collector and music lover this discography provides invaluable information about Legge himself and a crucial periodin recording history, from his issuance of discs on a subscripion basis tothe creation of the Philharmonia Orchestra to the systematic recording of the greatest musical artists of the world. Alan Sanders provides session-by-session data on works prepared under Legge's supervision, with the date of the recording, the location, the name(s) of the artist(s), and even the progress of the recording schedules. Also provided are serial and matrix numbers, the takes, catalog numbers, secondary issue numbers, and other data. To afford easy access to all this information, the discographyis indexed both by title and by artist. For the dedicated record collector and music lover this discography provides invaluable information about Legge himself and a crucial period in recording history, from his issuance of discs on a subscripion basis to the creation of the Philharmonia Orchestra to the systematic recording of the greatest musical artists of the world. Alan Sanders provides session-by-session data on works prepared under Legge's supervision, with the date of the recording, the location, the name(s) of the artist(s), and even the progress of the recording schedules. Also provided are serial and matrix numbers, the takes, catalog numbers, secondary issue numbers, and other data. To afford easy access to all this information, the discography is indexed both by title and by artist.
The Orchestra: A Very Short Introduction
Title | The Orchestra: A Very Short Introduction PDF eBook |
Author | D. Kern Holoman |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 169 |
Release | 2012-09-10 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 0199978840 |
The Orchestra: A Very Short Introduction considers the structure, roots, and day-to-day functioning of the modern philharmonic society. Far from an anachronistic organization that cannot long survive, it is shown to be powerful political and social force, occupying critical positions in cultural diplomacy, national identity, and civic pride.
Abbey Road: The Story of the World's Most Famous Recording Studios
Title | Abbey Road: The Story of the World's Most Famous Recording Studios PDF eBook |
Author | Brian Southall |
Publisher | Omnibus Press |
Pages | 423 |
Release | 2011-08-15 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 0857126768 |
The Beatles' final album made London's Abbey Road recording studios forever famous. But from their 1931 opening, the studios had exerted a unique appeal for almost everyone who recorded there. This revised and updated edition includes previously unseen pictures.
On and Off the Record
Title | On and Off the Record PDF eBook |
Author | Elisabeth Schwarzkopf |
Publisher | |
Pages | 292 |
Release | 1988 |
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