{"title":"Annette Richards","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnnette Richards' works delve into the rich tapestry of \u003cstrong\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/strong\u003e, offering readers thoughtful explorations of creativity, fame, and the bonds that shape human experience. Her writing is marked by a lyrical quality that honours both historical depth and contemporary insight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom evocative reflections to compelling narratives, Richards invites readers to immerse themselves in stories that celebrate friendship and the enduring power of artistic expression. Her books provide a meaningful journey through the intersections of personal and cultural identity.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-temple-of-fame-and-friendship-by-annette-richards-9780226806266","title":"The Temple of Fame and Friendship","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book examines the renowned portrait collection assembled by C. P. E. Bach, J. S. Bach’s second son.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the most celebrated and prolific German composers of the eighteenth century, C. P. E. Bach spent decades assembling a portrait collection that extended to some four hundred items—from oil paintings to engraved prints. The collection was dispersed after Bach’s death in 1788, but Annette Richards has painstakingly reconstructed it. The portraits once again provide a vivid panorama of music history and culture, reanimating the sensibility and humour of the time in which they were made. Far more than merely a multitude of faces, Richards argues, the collection was a major part of the composer’s work that sought to establish music as an object of aesthetic, philosophical, and historical study.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRichards makes the collection come alive, showing readers what it was like to tour the portrait gallery and experience music in a room whose walls were packed with art. She uses the collection to analyse the “portraitive” aspect of Bach’s music, engaging with the influential theories of Swiss physiognomist Johann Caspar Lavater. She also explores the collection as a mode of cultivating and preserving friendship, connecting this to the culture of remembrance that resonates in Bach’s domestic music. Richards shows how the new music historiography of the late eighteenth century, rich in anecdote, memoir, and verbal portrait, was deeply indebted to portrait collecting and its negotiation between presence and detachment, fact and feeling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47455810453740,"sku":"9780226806266","price":104.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780226806266.jpg?v=1774800079"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/annette-richards.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}