Howard Chandler Robbins Landon was an American musicologist, journalist, historian, and broadcaster. He is best known for his dedicated efforts to rediscover the vast body of neglected music by Haydn and to correct long-held misunderstandings about Mozart. His work meticulously delved into musical analysis and historical context, significantly contributing to a renewed appreciation for these composers.
La estancia en Bolonia, tan provechosa para Mozart, se cierra con su ingreso en la Academia Filarmónica. Poco antes de partir de nuevo para Milán —donde se habrá de estrenar esa ópera ya en composición, Mitridate, re di Ponto— los viajeros conocen a un importante músico, residente por entonces en Italia, país en el que estrenó multitud de producciones líricas, el bohemio Joseph Misliweczek (1737-1781). Wolfgang, según su contrato, debía encontrarse ya en la ciudad lombarda a primeros de noviembre de 1770. Allí llega muchos días antes, el 18 de octubre, con problemas articulatorios en los cansados...
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Music pervades the soul of Venice as surely as its canals penetrate the heart of the city. From Gabrieli, Monteverdi, Vivaldi, and Rossini to Verdi, Wagner, and Stravinsky, this great city has inspired and sheltered genius. Venice is a city in which music has accompanied every aspect of life, from religious and state ceremony to late-night revelry. This lavishly illustrated book examines the unique relationships between the life of Venice and the history of music.
This biographical introduction looks at the life and times of one of the most popular of all the composers, Handel. The book covers the story of Handel's life, spanning over 70 years and several countries, as well as describing and analyzing his music.
Musikexperten aus aller Welt haben dieses Mozart-Kompendium zusammengestellt. Auf übersichtliche und verständliche Weise gibt es auf alle wichtigen Fragen zu Leben und Werk Mozarts Auskunft. Ein fundiertes Nachschlagewerk für jeden Mozart-Liebhaber.
La mort de Mozart le 5 décembre 1791, à l'âge de 35 ans, fut un événement entouré de mystère. Dans ce livre, l'auteur présente un récit des événements de la dernière année fatidique et productive de Mozart.
The last month of the year 1791 witnessed what H.C. Robbins Landon calls "the greatest tragedy in the history of music": the premature death of the thirty-five-year-old Mozart. Surrounded by enigma and intrigue, allegations of poisoning, and sexual scandal, this event continues to grip the popular imagination today--as was demonstrated by the astonishing success of the play and movie Amadeus. Curious and controversial as the circumstances of Mozart's death are, the truth has been obscured by accumulated layers of mythology. Drawing on his unrivaled knowledge of the sources, Professor Landon cuts through fantasy and mystification to present the facts--including a substantial amount of unpublished information--and reconstruct the moving story of the last year of Mozart's life. The composition of such works as the Requiem and the operas The Magic Flute and La clemenza di Tito is discussed in detail, and new light is thrown on Mozart's relations with the Freemasons and with Salieri, among others. One of the world's leading musicologists, H.C. Robbins Landon is justly renowned for his rare ability to communicate the excitement of discovery. This is a major contribution to the literature of Mozart.
The two-hundredth anniversary of Beethoven's birth prompts an extensive review of his life and career, highlighting his embodiment of the conventional genius archetype: the solitary outsider and passionate creator ahead of his time. His life coincided with a turbulent period in European history, and his music bridged classicism and romanticism. This restless and oversensitive figure found true fulfillment in his art, earning recognition as a blazing genius among his contemporaries. The book features illustrations and documents that vividly depict Beethoven's background, the world he inhabited, his friends and patrons, the women he loved, and the places he visited. New research reveals many previously unpublished paintings and portraits, some presented in color for the first time. It includes extensive extracts from Beethoven's letters and conversation-books, alongside contemporary diaries, letters, and newspaper notices, which offer insight into his personality, piano-playing, conducting, and musical ideas. Additionally, there are reproductions of his scores, including new discoveries in autograph and first edition formats. This work serves as both a portrait of a unique man and a documentary representation of his era, appealing to all who appreciate great music.
