The Faber Pocket Guide to Haydn

Name: The Faber Pocket Guide to Haydn
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9780571234127
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By Richard Wigmore

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The Faber Pocket Guide to Haydn offers a crisp and concise exploration of the life and music of Joseph Haydn, one of the greatest and most innovative composers. Richard Wigmore challenges common myths and presents a fresh perspective on Haydn's enduring significance. The guide covers Haydn's key works, including symphonies, quartets, choral pieces, and sonatas, inviting readers to appreciate the depth and ingenuity of his compositions.

With recommendations for further reading and essential CD recordings, this pocket guide is designed to enhance your listening experience and deepen your understanding of Haydn’s music.
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This guide is ideal for music enthusiasts, students of classical music, and anyone seeking to discover or deepen their appreciation of Haydn’s work. It suits both newcomers looking for an accessible introduction and seasoned listeners interested in fresh insights.

A lively and accessible guide, published in the anniversary year of the composer's death.

The Faber Pocket Guide to Haydn is Richard Wigmore's lively and accessible guide, published in the anniversary year of the composer's death.

Description

Joseph Haydn is one of the greatest and most innovative of all composers, yet in some ways he is still curiously misunderstood. This engaging new Pocket Guide assesses what Haydn's music means to us today, and challenges some of the myths that have grown up around the composer.

With suggestions for further reading and recommended CD recordings, Richard Wigmore's crisp and concise guide presents you with all you need to listen to and enjoy Haydn's music. It explores each of his key works, from his symphonies to his quartets, from his choral works to his sonatas, and invites a new generation of listeners to discover the depth and dazzling ingenuity of this most humane and life-affirming of composers.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780571234127

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 22 January 2009

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Faber & Faber

Edition: Main

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 110.0mm

Height: 178.0mm

Weight: 240g

Pages: 400

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction Richard Wigmore

About the Author

Richard Wigmore is a distinguished musicologist, specialising in the Viennese Classical period and Lieder, and he has written many CD notes, concert programme notes, newspaper and magazine articles on Haydn. He writes regularly for Gramophone, BBC Music Magazine and The Daily Telegraph. and is a frequent broadcaster on BBC Radio 3. His previous publications include Schubert: The Complete Song Texts.