Buch, Englisch, 348 Seiten
Buch, Englisch, 348 Seiten
ISBN: 978-0-19-816490-6
Verlag: Oxford University Press
classical musician by training and a conservative by inclination, Rossini none the less broke the mould of the old Italian operatic order and laid the foundations for a new generation of romantically inspired music-dramatists. One of the most influential of nineteenth-century composers, in touch with many leading musicians of his day, Rossini was also the most complex of men - a mixture of affability and reserve, industry and indolence, wit and melancholy. This detailed biography also includes a survey of Rossini's choral works, and the vocal and solo piano music written during the last decade of his life.
Drawing on biographical and musicological material, Richard Osborne examines Rossini's entire operatic output of thirty-nine operas, his choral works, and vocal and solo piano music. Rossini's complex personality, his relations with many leading musicians, and his influence and reputation are fully discussed.
