Aspects of Verdi
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.43 (502 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0396088430 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
. These essays, seven on the composer's political, religious, literary and culinary interests, and five on his compositional concerns, vary in length, depth and intensity. They range from Verdi's connections with Manzoni and Shakespeare, the delicacy of his orchestration and the significance of Franz Werfel's Verdi: A Novel of the Opera in advancing a Verdi revival to an essay on the composer's favorite foods and restaurants. Illustrations not seen by PW. Martin also publishes for the first time several Verdi letters as well as two short compositions that he believes were written by him. Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Publishers Weekly Rejoicing in Verdi's vitality, patriotism, imagination and insistence o
"Good range of information, easy to read and absorb" according to MERLE. For an opera fan of longstanding, this book reveals new information and approaches. I enjoyed reading it and admire the author's style.. Walter P. Sheppard said Another Martin Essential. This is the second of Martin's essential books on Verdi. It collects a dozen essays about some of the political, religious, literary, culinary, and musical facets of Verdi's life and works. Sample titles: "The Curse in 'Rigoletto'," "Verdi's Imitation of Shakespeare: 'La forza del destino'," and "Verdi, Food, and Cooks." One essay includes two previously unpublished early works by Verdi. Martin writes superbly with welcome flashes of wit. All of the essays are illuminating, and every one is a pleasure to read.
Drawing on original research and scholarship, this book also contains two of Verdi's early works, never before published in this form; a translated collection of his letters, also heretofore unpublished; the text of the Requiem with indications of Verdi's emphases; and a directory of his operas with sources, casts, theatres, and premiere dates.. This collection of original essays ranges widely among the composer's interests and achievements: from his religious views to his skill as a cook, from the politics that galvanized him to the poetry that inspired him, from his earliest c