Vienna: A Guide To Its Music And Musicians
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Few cities on earth have shaped the course of Western music as profoundly as Vienna, and Franz Endler's Vienna: A Guide to its Music and Musicians stands as the definitive companion to that extraordinary legacy. Translated by Dr. Leo Jecny and graced with a foreword by the legendary Leonard Bernstein, this authoritative volume chronicles the Austrian capital's unrivalled musical heritage — from the golden age of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert through to the revolutionary works of Mahler, Brahms, and the Second Viennese School — presenting both the storied concert halls and the intimate street corners where musical history was made. Endler writes with the precision of a scholar and the warmth of a passionate insider, guiding readers through the city's opera houses, conservatories, monuments, and hidden musical haunts with an authority that transforms a simple guide into a rich cultural portrait. The book argues persuasively that to understand Vienna is to understand the very soul of European classical music, and its thematic breadth — spanning biography, geography, and social history — makes it an indispensable resource for the serious music lover. Whether you are planning a pilgrimage to the Musikverein or simply wish to inhabit Vienna's storied soundscape from your armchair, this volume will leave you forever changed by what you discover within its pages.
Author: Franz Endler
Format: Hardback
Genre: Music
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Few cities on earth have shaped the course of Western music as profoundly as Vienna, and Franz Endler's Vienna: A Guide to its Music and Musicians stands as the definitive companion to that extraordinary legacy. Translated by Dr. Leo Jecny and graced with a foreword by the legendary Leonard Bernstein, this authoritative volume chronicles the Austrian capital's unrivalled musical heritage — from the golden age of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert through to the revolutionary works of Mahler, Brahms, and the Second Viennese School — presenting both the storied concert halls and the intimate street corners where musical history was made. Endler writes with the precision of a scholar and the warmth of a passionate insider, guiding readers through the city's opera houses, conservatories, monuments, and hidden musical haunts with an authority that transforms a simple guide into a rich cultural portrait. The book argues persuasively that to understand Vienna is to understand the very soul of European classical music, and its thematic breadth — spanning biography, geography, and social history — makes it an indispensable resource for the serious music lover. Whether you are planning a pilgrimage to the Musikverein or simply wish to inhabit Vienna's storied soundscape from your armchair, this volume will leave you forever changed by what you discover within its pages.