Ten Masterpieces of Music by Harvey Sachs (English) Hardcover Book

Description: Ten Masterpieces of Music by Harvey Sachs Some pieces of music survive; most fall into oblivion. What gives the ten masterpieces selected for this book their extraordinary vitality? FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In this magisterial volume, Harvey Sachs, author of the highly acclaimed biography Toscanini, takes readers into the heart of ten great works of classical music-works that have endured because they were created by composers who had a genius for drawing music out of their deepest wellsprings. These masters-Mozart and Beethoven; Schubert, Schumann, Berlioz, Verdi, and Brahms; Sibelius, Prokofiev, and Stravinsky-communicated their life experiences through music, and through music they universalized the intimate. By expanding our perceptions of these ten pieces-composed in the years between 1784 and 1966-Sachs, in lush, exquisite prose, invites us to consider why music stimulates, disturbs, exalts, and consoles us. He has lived with these masterpieces for a lifetime, and his descriptions of them and the dramatic lives of the composers who wrote them bring a heightened dimension to the musical perceptions of readers who may be casual listeners, students, professional musicians, or anyone in between. Back Cover "Harvey Sachs has the rare gift of conveying a great deal of knowledge with a clarity and wit that make it accessible to the student and lover of music while presenting the informed musician with ample food for thought." --Alfred Brendel, world-renowned pianist"Few authors have written more memorably on music than Harvey Sachs. In?Ten Masterpieces of Music, this noted biographer and historian of classical music adeptly presents a history . . . that will appeal to a wide range of music lovers, from beginners to connoisseurs. He provides for each composer a concise but penetrating biography that both links him to the broadest cultural currents of his time and explores his highest personal aspirations and deepest anxieties. . . .?Ten Masterpieces of Music?is personal and universal, and will immensely enrich the reader." --Simon Williams, professor emeritus in the Department of Theater and Dance at the University of California, Santa Barbara"A beautiful book--personal, passionate, an expression of gratitude for a lifetime of listening to and thinking about music.?It will pull in a newcomer to these great works (not all of them familiar) and heighten the understanding of musicians who have known them for many years." --Tim Page, Pulitzer Prize winner and Distinguished Visiting Professor at the Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University"A fascinating, fluidly and entertainingly written rumination on great works in the canon, but not those that usually end up on top-ten lists. Harvey Sachs speaks lovingly about the music that has most affected him, offering a subtle defense of the reductively defined classical tradition through user-friendly analyses of eclectic outliers, misunderstood scores, and those that were created under frightful conditions." --Simon Morrison, professor of music at Princeton University Author Biography Harvey Sachs is the author or coauthor of eleven books, including Toscanini and Music in Fascist Italy. He lives in New York City and is on the faculty of the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. Review Here Sachs . . . skillfully brings readers right into the social and political milieu in which the composers thrived. By pairing historical context with the composers personal lives and characteristics, Sachs vividly frames 10 masterpieces.--George Kendall "Booklist"An astute guide compiles a stunning repertoire of works... Esteemed music critic Sachs gets personal with this effervescent homage to some favorite works of "life-giving and affirmative" classical music. He chose these pieces, all in different genres, because he felt he had "something useful to say about them," and he deftly shows how biography informed the music, each piece neatly fitting into its time and place... This judicious compilation of biographies and analysis is a thoroughly engaging read.-- "Kirkus Reviews"Sachs ... takes readers on a breezy, informative tour of classical music . . . [in] a variety of genres . . . [E]ach selection ... provides abundant cultural and historical background and significant biographical detail [of the composers life and the larger pantheon of musical greats]. Sachs lively prose will draw readers in . . . Heartily recommended to every serious lover of classical music.--Edward B. Cone "Library Journal" Review Quote Sachs ... takes readers on a breezy, informative tour of classical music . . . [in] a variety of genres . . . [E]ach selection ... provides abundant cultural and historical background and significant biographical detail [of the composers life and the larger pantheon of musical greats]. Sachs lively prose will draw readers in . . . Heartily recommended to every serious lover of classical music.--Edward B. Cone, Library Journal Details ISBN1631495186 Author Harvey Sachs Language English Year 2021 ISBN-10 1631495186 ISBN-13 9781631495182 Format Hardcover Imprint Liveright Publishing Corporation Country of Publication United States Illustrations 13 illustrations Pages 384 NZ Release Date 2021-11-30 US Release Date 2021-11-30 Publication Date 2021-11-30 UK Release Date 2021-11-30 Publisher WW Norton & Co DEWEY 780.9 Audience General AU Release Date 2021-11-25 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 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