Romantic music (c 1830 to c 1900) books

Rubini, Chopin, Nourrit, Liszt, Donzelli, Thalberg, Velluti, Sontag,...  Read More >>

The Politics of Appropriation explores the intersection of music and Hellenism in nineteenth-century Germany.It...  Read More >>

This study of Franz Schubert's settings of poetry by Friedrich Schlegel and Novalis introduces the fascinating world...  Read More >>

These essays offer a range of approaches central to the performance of French piano music of the nineteenth and...  Read More >>

When this was achieved, in 1861, he became a deputy in the first all-Italian parliament.While in his 20s, Verdi...  Read More >>

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"Some of the most popular works of nineteenth-century music were labeled either ""Hungarian"" or ""Gypsy"" in style,...  Read More >>

In Experiencing Verdi: A Listener's Companion, Donald Sanders combines biography with simple, concise musical analysis....  Read More >>

One of the most entertaining, enduring figures in American music.  Read More >>

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An accessible and thought-provoking biography of Musorgsky and his circle, creators of some of the best-known and...  Read More >>

Richard Wagner has arguably the greatest and most long-term influence on wider European culture of all nineteenth-century...  Read More >>

In 1912 Heinrich Schenker contracted with the publisher Universal Edition to provide an 'elucidatory edition' (Erlauterungsausgabe)...  Read More >>

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The first extended study of seven beloved French symphonic masterpieces, from Saint-Saëns and Franck to d'Indy and...  Read More >>

Houston Stewart Chamberlain attended his first Wagner opera at the age of 23. Though disappointed, he was undeterred,...  Read More >>

In the first full-length book dedicated to the study of Edouard Manet and music, Therese Dolan explores the influence...  Read More >>

Typically regarded as reflecting on a culture in social, political, or psychological crisis, the arts in fin-de-siècle...  Read More >>

Exploring the many aspects of Erik Satie's creativity, Caroline Potter examines his philosophy and psychology, revealed...  Read More >>

Franz Liszt was born on 22 October 1811 at Raiding, today located in Austria’s Burgenland. He received his first...  Read More >>

Until the nineteenth century, music occupied a marginal place in British universities. It was not until a benefaction...  Read More >>

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"William Kinderman's detailed study of Parsifal, described by the composer as his ""last card,"" explores the evolution...  Read More >>

Examines literary, philosophical, and cultural influences on Mahler's thought and work from the standpoint of the...  Read More >>