Edward Elgar
A Creative Life
ISBN13: 9780198163664ISBN10: 0198163665
Paperback,
860 pages
Aug 1999,
In Stock
Price:
$122.50 (06)Description
Drawing on a vast amount of source material, much of it previously unpublished, Moore here presents Sir Edward Elgar's life and works as inseparable parts of a single creative whole.Reviews
"The single indispensable book on Elgar's career and music."--Choice
"A superbly entertaining and informative biography, in which the music becomes an integral part of the thread which held this most extraordinary English composer together....Elgar comes to life on these pages as never before."--Musical Opinion
"In the finest tradition of American scholarship--exact, comprehensive and bringing novel insights to Elgar's music."--The Sunday Times (London)
"Here, in 841 pages with 500 musical examples, is all you could possibly want to know about Elgar...a monumental achievement."--Michael Kennedy, Daily Telegraph
"His book is the greatest yet on any English Musician."--Punch
Product Details
860 pages; frontispiece & 500 music examples; ISBN13: 978-0-19-816366-4ISBN10: 0-19-816366-5
