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OverviewHenry Fothergill Chorley was music critic of The Athenaeum for over thirty years. This three-volume book, published in 1841, originated in a journal written by Chorley while travelling in Europe. His aim was to 'illustrate the present state of theatrical, orchestral, and chamber music abroad', focusing on aspects that would be least familiar to an English readership. There are detailed accounts of Paris and Berlin, with prominence given to opera, theatre, art galleries and monuments. Chorley also describes visits to Brunswick, Leipzig, Dresden and Nuremburg, and performances by artists including Mendelssohn and Liszt. He intersperses anecdotes about transport, lodgings, landscapes and local customs. Chorley's incisive and entertaining eyewitness accounts will fascinate music-lovers and theatre historians, as well as others interested in the performing arts or travel writing in the nineteenth-century. Volume 3 describes visits to Leipzig, Dresden, Nuremburg and Paris. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Henry Fothergill ChorleyPublisher: Cambridge University Press Imprint: Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing) ISBN: 9780511701856ISBN 10: 0511701853 Publication Date: 29 August 2010 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Undefined Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Available To Order ![]() We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsPart I. Parisian Authorities: 2. French critics – the enthusiasts; 3. M. Liszt; 4. The conservatoire; Part II. The Leipsic Fair: 1. The concerts; 2. Traces of Bach; Part III. Two Visits to Dresden; 1. The opera and its environs; 2. Organ-playing; Notes on Nuremburg; Part IV. Parisian Contrasts: 1. Sunday morning; 2. The palace and the people.ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |