Product Description
Ranging from Gregorian chant to Philip Glass, this well-balanced guide to historical and comtemporary classical music examines major works by 500 composers worldwide. It focuses on exemplary recordings of symphonies, operas, concertos, choral pieces, chamber music, piano pieces and other works performed by an internatinoal spectrum of premier conductors, musicians and vocalists. Incisive, often anecdotal critiques define the distinctive style and interpretation of thousands of selected works and recordings. Composers profiled and reviewed include: Bach, Beethoven, Bernstein, Brahms, Chopin, Copland, Czerny, Debussy, Gershwin, Gilbert & Sullivan, Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Prokofieff, Puccini, Reich, Schubert, Tchaikovsky, Varse, Wagner and hundreds of others.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #543468 in Books
- Brand: Hal Leonard
- Published on: 2001-07-10
- Released on: 2001-07-01
- Original language:English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 1.99" h x7.43" w x9.22" l,3.39 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 1200 pages
Features
- Published by Backbeat Books 1202 Pages
- Third Ear - The Essential Listening Companion edited by Alexander J. Morin
- Author: Alexander Morin
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