Viotti and the Chinnerys: A Relationship Charted Through Letters

Author:   Denise Yim ,  Professor Bennett Zon
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition:   New edition
ISBN:  

9780754631613


Pages:   320
Publication Date:   13 July 2004
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Denise Yim ,  Professor Bennett Zon
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   New edition
Weight:   0.635kg
ISBN:  

9780754631613


ISBN 10:   0754631613
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   13 July 2004
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Contents: Introduction; Before Paris; Paris, 1782-92; London, 1793; Letters from the Continent, 1793; The Hanover Square concerts, 1794; Letters from Bath, 1794; The opera concert and Chinnery concerts, 1795; Last solo performances and exile, 1796-98; Paris, 1802; Music at Gillwell, 1801-07; Gillwell, London, Oxford, Brighton, 1808-11; At Charles Street, 1812-14; Paris, 1814; The Philharmonic Society, 1813-14; Between London and the Continent, 1815-18; Paris, 1819-20; Paris, 1821; Viotti's final years, 1822-24; After Viotti's death; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.

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'[the book portrays] the status, foibles and emotions of one of music's most influential musicians... It is a scholarly representation with precise footnotes, but the text is not academically overbearing.' Early Music News 'It is to Yim's credit that she has not only woven together a fascinating account of Viotti's life from the puzzle pieces of the Chinnery collection (which are in some areas only partially preserved) but that she has succeeded in bringing Viotti's character and personality to life with imagination and impeccable scholarship. The book charters hitherto unexplored territory with care for and love of detail and adds significantly to the understanding of the history of violin playing. Viotti's admirers (among whom one can count none less than Johannes Brahms) should be particularly grateful for this work.' Musicology Australia


'[the book portrays] the status, foibles and emotions of one of music's most influential musicians... It is a scholarly representation with precise footnotes, but the text is not academically overbearing.' Early Music News It is to Yim's credit that she has not only woven together a fascinating account of Viotti's life from the puzzle pieces of the Chinnery collection (which are in some areas only partially preserved) but that she has succeeded in bringing Viotti's character and personality to life with imagination and impeccable scholarship. The book charters hitherto unexplored territory with care for and love of detail and adds significantly to the understanding of the history of violin playing. Viotti's admirers (among whom one can count none less than Johannes Brahms) should be particularly grateful for this work. Musicology Australia


'[the book portrays] the status, foibles and emotions of one of music's most influential musicians... It is a scholarly representation with precise footnotes, but the text is not academically overbearing.' Early Music News 'It is to Yim's credit that she has not only woven together a fascinating account of Viotti's life from the puzzle pieces of the Chinnery collection (which are in some areas only partially preserved) but that she has succeeded in bringing Viotti's character and personality to life with imagination and impeccable scholarship. The book charters hitherto unexplored territory with care for and love of detail and adds significantly to the understanding of the history of violin playing. Viotti's admirers (among whom one can count none less than Johannes Brahms) should be particularly grateful for this work.' Musicology Australia


Author Information

Denise Yim received her doctorate from the University of Sydney in 2000. Since 1993 she has been engaged in research, cataloguing the two Chinnery collections held at the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney and at the University of Sydney Library, and preparing guides to these collections.

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