
Isaac Albeniz
Portrait of a Romantic
Walter Aaron Clark(Author)
Oxford University Press
Published on 22. April 1999
Book
Hardback
340 pages
978-0-19-816369-5 (ISBN)
Description
An account of the career of Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909), a concert pianist renowned for creating a national style of Spanish piano music and fostering the growth of the concerto, orchestral music, and opera in Spain. As a touring child prodigy who supposedly stowed away on a steamer to the New World, later studied with Liszt, and eventually got ensnared in a "Faustian pact" with the wealthy English librettist, Frances Burdett Money-Coutts, his career has become the stuff of legend. Based on documentary evidence, this biography aims to debunk the mythology surrounding his career, much of it spun by the composer himself. Clark also reveals a complex individual who captured the mystery of Spain in his music yet felt estranged from his homeland in reality.
Reviews / Votes
...a thoroughly researched book....Albeniz's own existence was as colourful and self-mythologized as his piano pieces....This is a rewarding book about a fascinating and highly original artist. * Times Literary Supplement *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
16pp halftones, halftone frontispiece and numerous music examples
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 162 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
661 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-816369-5 (9780198163695)
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Content
"Step by step"; the phenomenon (1860-75); with distinction (1876-88); Veni, Vidi, Vici (1889-93); prophet with honour (1894-95); a man of importance (1896-97); the imperfect Wagnerite (1898-1904); Iberia (1905-9); the legacy of Albeniz. Appendices: genealogical tree; list of works.