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The definitive account of the life and music of Hungary’s greatest twentieth-century composer

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“David Cooper offers a rounded, all-encompassing portrait of the man and the musician in this authoritative biography”—Stringendo

'Béla Bartók was without a doubt one of the most important composers of the twentieth century. Outside of his native country Hungary, there have been relatively few books devoted to his life and works. David Cooper's comprehensive study of Bartók?'s ?oeuvre is a most welcome addition to the canon. Cooper justly concentrates on the music, introducing and analysing each and every composition, starting with the very early works. He also provides the appropriate historical background that is absolutely necessary to comprehend the man and his music. Bartók's life is a rare example of artistic progress and of uncompromising integrity. He is one of the giants in the history of music, a fact that this book will duly confirm.' - Sir Andras Schiff



Béla Bartók

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      Publisher Yale University Press
      Published 24 April 2018
      ISBN-13 9780300234374
      978-0300234374
      ISBN-10 0300234376
      Also in:
      Entertainment Art music, orchestral and formal music History of music

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The definitive account of the life and music of Hungary’s greatest twentieth-century composer

      Trade Review
      “David Cooper offers a rounded, all-encompassing portrait of the man and the musician in this authoritative biography”—Stringendo

      'Béla Bartók was without a doubt one of the most important composers of the twentieth century. Outside of his native country Hungary, there have been relatively few books devoted to his life and works. David Cooper's comprehensive study of Bartók?'s ?oeuvre is a most welcome addition to the canon. Cooper justly concentrates on the music, introducing and analysing each and every composition, starting with the very early works. He also provides the appropriate historical background that is absolutely necessary to comprehend the man and his music. Bartók's life is a rare example of artistic progress and of uncompromising integrity. He is one of the giants in the history of music, a fact that this book will duly confirm.' - Sir Andras Schiff



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