Overview
Igor Stravinsky (1882 1971) is regarded as the inventor of modern music, his phenomenal achievements being comparable to those of his close friend and contemporary Pablo Picasso. This comprehensive biography traces the influences that informed his style and sets all his major works into context; above all the book concentrates on Stravinsky's creativity, describing how his musical mind worked and relating this to his complex and fascinating personality.
Full Product Details
Author: Michael Oliver
Publisher: Phaidon Press Ltd
Imprint: Phaidon Press Ltd
Edition: 2008 printing
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 1.50cm
, Length: 22.00cm
Weight: 0.350kg
ISBN: 9780714847771
ISBN 10: 0714847771
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 01 March 2008
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability: Awaiting stock
Reviews
"""A near-ideal introduction to the composer.""—Gramophone ""One’s only regret about [Michael Oliver’s] two books is that they are not longer.""—Classic CD On the 20th Century Composers Series ""As a series, Phaidon's 20th Century Composers has brought remarkable variety and a welter of information, both necessary and delightfully trivial. Intended both for the general reader and for the more enthusiastically musical.""—The Scotsman"
'A near-ideal introduction to the composer.' (Gramophone) 'one's only regret about [Michael Oliver's] two books is that they are not longer.' (Classic CD) 'As a series, Phaidon's 20th Century Composers has brought remarkable variety and a welter of information, both necessary and delightfully trivial. Intended both for the general reader and for the more enthusiatically musical...' (The Scotsman)
'A near-ideal introduction to the composer.' (Gramophone) 'one's only regret about [Michael Oliver's] two books is that they are not longer.' (Classic CD)'As a series, Phaidon's 20th Century Composers has brought remarkable variety and a welter of information, both necessary and delightfully trivial. Intended both for the general reader and for the more enthusiatically musical...' (The Scotsman)
'A near-ideal introduction to the composer.' (Gramophone) 'onei'1/2s only regret about [Michael Oliveri'1/2s] two books is that they are not longer.' (Classic CD)'As a series, Phaidon's 20th Century Composers has brought remarkable variety and a welter of information, both necessary and delightfully trivial. Intended both for the general reader and for the more enthusiatically musical...' (The Scotsman)
Author Information
Michael Oliver, who sadly died in 2002, was an acclaimed writer and broadcaster, having compiled numerous programmes for BBC Radio 3 and written regularly for Gramophone and other magazines for over 20 years. He was also the author of Benjamin Britten in the 20th-Century Composers series.
