ISBN: 9780521027748

Was Richard Strauss the most incandescent composer of the twentieth century or merely a bourgeoisie artist and Nazi sympathizer? For the fifty years since his death on September 8, 1949, … More...

Was Richard Strauss the most incandescent composer of the twentieth century or merely a bourgeoisie artist and Nazi sympathizer? For the fifty years since his death on September 8, 1949, Richard Strauss has remained dogmatically elusive in the wider body of musical and historical criticism. Lauded as nothing less than the ""greatest musical figure"" of his time by Canadian musician, Glenn Gould, in 1962, Strauss also has attracted his share of posthumous epithets: in summary, an artist who lived off his own fat during his later years. As recently as 1995, the English critic Rodney Milnes wrote, ""the court of posterity is still reserving judgment."" In Richard Strauss: Man, Musician, Enigma, biographer Michael Kennedy demonstrates that the many varying shades of criticism that have painted this figure in the past half century resemble the similar understandings and misunderstandings held by his contemporaries-perceptions that touched almost every aspect of Strauss'' life and career. Introducing his detailed work more as a broad explication than a firm answer to the Straussian riddle, Kennedy''s scope includes the exuberant, extroverted Strauss of young adulthood as well as the phlegmatic and aloof middle-aged man who resembled a ""prosperous bank manager;"" the arch-fiend of modernism and the composer who redefined the term; a man who professed to lack all spiritual curiosity and a musician who penned the touching ballet Der Kometentanz; an at times almost humble family man and an artist who claimed to be as interesting as Napoleon and Alexander the Great. Kennedy clearly elucidates his enigmatic subject by building his analysis around the few constants in Strauss'' life: his profound admiration for German culture, his dependence on his own family for guidance, and his ""Nietzschean total absorption in art."" This frame offers everyone from Straussian scholars to general readers an insightful and easy-to-follow biographical narrative. Kennedy also deals at length with Strauss'' problematic relationship with Nazi authorities, detailing his incompatible roles as the father-in-law of a Jewish woman and as one of the country''s leading composers. Michael Kennedy is the chief music critic of the (London) Sunday Telegraph and the author of many books about music. | Richard Strauss by Michael Kennedy Paperback | Indigo Chapters Books > Music & Movies & Performing Arts > Music P10122, Michael Kennedy<

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[EAN: 9780521027748], Neubuch, [SC: 0.0], [PU: Cambridge University Press], BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / GENERAL, Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Was Richard Strauss the most incandescent composer of the twentieth century or merely a bourgeoisie artist and Nazi sympathizer For the fifty years since his death on September 8, 1949, Richard Strauss has remained dogmatically elusive in the wider body of musical and historical criticism. Lauded as nothing less than the 'greatest musical figure' of his time by Canadian musician, Glenn Gould, in 1962, Strauss also has attracted his share of posthumous epithets: in summary, an artist who lived off his own fat during his later years. As recently as 1995, the English critic Rodney Milnes wrote, 'the court of posterity is still reserving judgment.' In Richard Strauss: Man, Musician, Enigma, biographer Michael Kennedy demonstrates that the many varying shades of criticism that have painted this figure in the past half century resemble the similar understandings and misunderstandings held by his contemporaries--perceptions that touched almost every aspect of Strauss' life and career. Introducing his detailed work more as a broad explication than a firm answer to the Straussian riddle, Kennedy's scope includes the exuberant, extroverted Strauss of young adulthood as well as the phlegmatic and aloof middle-aged man who resembled a 'prosperous bank manager; ' the arch-fiend of modernism and the composer who redefined the term; a man who professed to lack all spiritual curiosity and a musician who penned the touching ballet Der Kometentanz; an at times almost humble family man and an artist who claimed to be as interesting as Napoleon and Alexander the Great. Kennedy clearly elucidates his enigmatic subject by building his analysis around the few constants in Strauss' life: his profoundadmiration for German culture, his dependence on his own family for guidance, and his 'Nietzschean total absorption in art.' This frame offers everyone from Straussian scholars to general readers an insightful and easy-to-follow biographical narrative. Kennedy also deals at length 468 pp. Englisch, Books<

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ISBN-13: 9780521027748, 978-0521027748. In putting this period into perspective he draws heavily on hitherto ignored material, including Strauss's own letters and diaries. Richard Strauss… More...

ISBN-13: 9780521027748, 978-0521027748. In putting this period into perspective he draws heavily on hitherto ignored material, including Strauss's own letters and diaries. Richard Strauss. Man, Musician, Enigma. Richard Strauss Please note: this item is printed on demand and will take extra time before it can be dispatched to you (up to 20 working days).Man, Musician, EnigmaAuthor(s): Michael KennedyFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United KingdomImprint: Cambridge University PressISBN-13: 9780521027748, 978-0521027748SynopsisThis book re-evaluates a figure whom the author considers to be the greatest composer of the twentieth century. Kennedy deals fully with Strauss's life as leading composer and national figure in the Third Reich, during which he was both feted and cold-shouldered by the authorities. In putting this period into perspective he draws heavily on hitherto ignored material, including Strauss's own letters and diaries. In addition he reveals much about Strauss's long, happy but tempestuous marriage to the soprano Pauline de Ahna as well as tracing the important relationships to his librettists Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Stefan Zweig, Joseph Gregor and Clemens Krauss. Kennedy reassesses the man and the music, revealing a picture of a level-headed, practical and extremely versatile musician - a great conductor as well as a great composer., Neu, Festpreisangebot, [LT: FixedPrice], Artikelzustand: Neu, EAN: 9780521027748, Publication Year: 2006, Language: English, Book Title: Richard Strauss: Man, Musician, Enigma, Item Height: 229mm, Genre: Biographies & True Stories, Topic: Music, Item Width: 152mm, Item Weight: 682g, Number of Pages: 468 Pages, Cambridge University Press<

ISBN: 9780521027748

Paperback, [PU: Cambridge University Press], Written by Michael Kennedy, music critic for the Sunday Telegraph, this first detailed biography of Richard Strauss for many years reassesses … More...

Paperback, [PU: Cambridge University Press], Written by Michael Kennedy, music critic for the Sunday Telegraph, this first detailed biography of Richard Strauss for many years reassesses the man and the musician, drawing on much hitherto ignored material. In particular it considers Strauss's position during the period of the Third Reich., Individual Composers & Musicians, Specific Bands & Groups, Individual Composers & Musicians, Specific Bands & Groups<

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