Full Score
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Author: Neville Cardus
Binding: Hardback
Published: Cassell, 1971
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Good, price clipped
Markings: No markings
This distinguished volume in music criticism assembles Neville Cardus’s most incisive essays on composers, conductors, and the interpretive power of performance. Cardus presents vivid portraits of figures such as Mahler, Strauss, and Beecham, illustrating how personality and philosophy shape musical expression. He argues that great music transcends technical mastery, requiring emotional truth and imaginative conviction. The book details concert experiences with poetic precision, capturing the atmosphere of live performance and the subtle interplay between artist and audience. As a master stylist and cultural commentator, Cardus elevates criticism to an art form, making Full Score essential reading for musicians, scholars, and lovers of classical music.
Author: Neville Cardus
Binding: Hardback
Published: Cassell, 1971
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Good, price clipped
Markings: No markings
This distinguished volume in music criticism assembles Neville Cardus’s most incisive essays on composers, conductors, and the interpretive power of performance. Cardus presents vivid portraits of figures such as Mahler, Strauss, and Beecham, illustrating how personality and philosophy shape musical expression. He argues that great music transcends technical mastery, requiring emotional truth and imaginative conviction. The book details concert experiences with poetic precision, capturing the atmosphere of live performance and the subtle interplay between artist and audience. As a master stylist and cultural commentator, Cardus elevates criticism to an art form, making Full Score essential reading for musicians, scholars, and lovers of classical music.