
The Life of Rossini
Stendhal(Author)
Alma Classics (Publisher)
Published on 15. January 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
600 pages
978-1-84749-447-4 (ISBN)
Description
Rossini's success in Italy in the early 1820s was certainly not echoed in France, where he was regarded as "an ill-bred parvenu, whose cheap popularity was an insult to a great musical tradition". Stendhal was the first of his contemporaries to recognize the genius of this important Italian composer.
Besides being a fascinating and penetrating account of the Italian composer's most creative years, and of contemporary musical events and opinions, this work is one of the finest items in the Stendhalian literary canon. Details of Rossini's early life are followed by penetrating discussions of the operas, libretti, personalities of the period and Rossini's own character.
Besides being a fascinating and penetrating account of the Italian composer's most creative years, and of contemporary musical events and opinions, this work is one of the finest items in the Stendhalian literary canon. Details of Rossini's early life are followed by penetrating discussions of the operas, libretti, personalities of the period and Rossini's own character.
Reviews / Votes
Lovers of Rossini, of Stendhal, even of Mozart, will all be delighted. -- Cyril Connolly No more informative or thorough book on Rossini is ever likely to be written. * The Guardian * The best appreciation of Rossini ever written. -- Ernest NewmanMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Richmond
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Alma Books Ltd
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 130 mm
Thickness: 47 mm
Weight
626 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84749-447-4 (9781847494474)
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Mari-Henri Beyle (1783-1842), better known by his pen name Stendhal, is one of the foremost Romantic novelists. His masterpieces include The Red and the Black and The Charterhouse of Parma.