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Kahn & Averill From Berlioz to Boulez
Book SynopsisRoger Nichols has created an engrossing chronicle of French music for the 150-year period from Berlioz to Boulez. He begins with Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique and ends with his obituary of Pierre Boulez. He looks at twenty significant composers on his journey through this turbulent and fertile period.Trade Review'Nichols’s prose throughout is elegant and concise, compassionate and witty, which allows him both to dig deep into complex subjects with detailed clarity and provide us with superb sketches of composers such as Lalo, Magnard and Schmitt, condensing lives, personalities and achievements in the briefest of spaces. It all adds up to a lovely book that encapsulates a lifetime’s enthusiasm and understanding, and above all sends you back to the music itself with renewed insight and wonder.' Tim Ashley, Gramophone; '..an engagingly-written style combined with authoritatively-researched content that is both entertaining to read and highly informative..' - Book of the Year, Presto Music. 'Throughout, love for the music, combines with an insatiable curiosity for the culture that nurtured it. Nichols's clear-sighted empathy for composers, complete with (often comical) foibles and flaws, brings their humanity to the fore while prompting a desire to listen anew to their music.' - Christopher Dingle, BBC Music Magazine. 'This is a book to be savoured slowly like a fine wine. A work to relish and to linger over for a lifetime. It can be dipped into rewardingly but read from cover to cover it is an enthralling chronicle of a turbulent and fertile period in the history of French music, from Berlioz to Boulez.' - Jeremy Sams; 'From Berlioz to Boulez truly takes you over a span of some 150 years - from the late Romantic to the Modern - all through the work of the greatest composers in France. Roger Nichols tracks trends, he follows friendships, notes where enemies were made, and places us in the middle of the most exciting periods in the development of music in France. We cannot recommend this book highly enough.' - Maureen Buja, Interlude.hkTable of ContentsForeword by Jeremy Sams, Preface by Roger Nichols, 1. Hector Berlioz - fantasy and fury, 2. ... and beyond ..., 3. Frederic Chopin - a difficult genius, 4. Charles Gounod, 5. Edouard Lalo, 6. Camille Saint-Saens, 7. Leo Delibes, 8. Jules Massenet - a man of pleasure, 9. Chabrier - selected letters, 10. Heap, heap, Hurrah! - a review, 11. The Angel of Laughter, 12. Gabriel Faure - Pelleas et Melisande, 13. Debussy - the reception of his music in Britain up to 1914, 14. Debussy as man and artist, 15. Debussy and Degas - beyond Impressionism, 16. Debussy, Ravel and an orchestra for the 20th century, 17. Debussy, d'Annunzio and Le Martyre de Saint Sebastien, 18. Pelleas et Melisande / L'Enfant et les sortileges, 19. Pelleas et Melisande - reviews by d'Indy, Dukas and Willy, 20. Who was Melisande? 21. Pelleas et Melisande - interview with Irene Joachim, 22. Alberic Magnard, 23. Florent Schmitt, 24. Erik Satie, 25. The Trouble with Satie, 26. Parade - a mix of extraordinary talents, 27. Le Groupe des Six - 100 years on, 28. Reynaldo Hahn, 29. Raveliana - new insights, 30. Ravel and the 20th century, 31. Ravel and the Dance, 32. Ravel and Spain, 33. Ravel, Dreyfus and Sex, 34. Ravel and the critics, 35. The Chatelet Ballet Gala of 22 April 1912, 36. Music and Impressionism, 37. Jean Cocteau and Igor Stravinsky, 38. Arthur Honegger - Incantation to the fossils - a documentary, 39. Francis Poulenc, French ballet, and the pleasure principle, 40. Francis Poulenc - and the road to La Voix humaine, 41. Maurice Durufle, 42 Messiaen and the journey to a world beyond, 43. Messiaen - ornitheology and all that, 44. Messiaen at 70 - an interview, 45. Debussy and Messiaen, 46. Ravel and Messiaen - accords and discords, 47. Messiaen - Interview with Pierre Boulez, 48. Messiaen - Interview with Dame Gillian Weir, 49. Music in Paris in the 1940s, 50. Henri Dutilleux at 75 - Conversations, 51. Henri Dutilleux at nearly 90, 52. Henri Dutilleux - Obituary, 53. Pierre Boulez and Andre Schaeffner - a review, 54. 30 years of IRCAM, 55. Adieu, Pierre Boulez - Obituary, Index.
£31.50
Nick Hern Books The Good Life
Book SynopsisWhen Tom and Barbara Good decide to exchange the pressures of the rat race for an alternative, more sustainable way of living, they set about turning their suburban home in Surbiton into a model of self-sufficiency. They grow their own fruit and veg, keep livestock in the garden, make their own clothes, and even generate their own electricity from manure. It's the good life for them – but not for Margo and Jerry Leadbetter, who live next door, and are desperately trying to maintain the Surbiton status quo. Jeremy Sams' stage play, based on the hugely popular sitcom by John Esmonde and Bob Larbey, reunites the well-loved characters (not forgetting Geraldine the goat) as they get themselves into and out of scrapes – some old, some new, all hilarious. Tapping into issues that resonate now more than ever, The Good Life is a witty reimagining of a television classic, with a wellyful of laughs that's sure to delight audiences everywhere. It was first produced by Fiery Angel on an extensive tour of the UK in 2021, directed by Jeremy Sams and starring Rufus Hound, Preeya Kalidas, Dominic Rowan and Sally Tatum.Trade Review'Couldn't be more timely... cracking comedy... A feel-good psychedelic 70s trip' * Broadway World *'Fans will be pleased to hear that some of the funniest of the Goods' adventures are on offer, while new slants recognise the march of time on the ecology front' * The Stage *'Funny and warm and feel-good... a slice of pure nostalgia – whether you were a fan of the TV series of not' * The Reviews Hub *'A warm, generous, fun, piece of excellent theatrical comedy that will make you feel good... a happy piece of theatre gold' * Bristol 24/7 *
£9.89
Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Plays Vol 2 World Classics Two The Rehearsal Becket Eurydice and the Orchestra v2
Book SynopsisThis selection of plays includes some of Jean Anouilh's most enduring plays: "The Rehearsal"; "Becket"; "The Orchstra: A Play Within a Concert"; and "Eurydice".Table of ContentsThe Rehearsal; Becket; The Orchestra; Eurydice
£23.99
Samuel French Ltd Antigone Sams Trans.
Book SynopsisFull Length, Tragedy Characters: 7 male, 4 female Various sets This incisive translation of the classic drama is by the noted British playwright, translator and director.
£10.99
Alma Books Ltd Macbeth English National Opera Guide 41
Book SynopsisVerdi came to Shakespeare through Italian translation and had never seen Macbeth on stage when he wrote his first version of the opera in 1847. Giorgio Melchiori draws a parallel between the conditions in which the playwright and the composer were working and compares their achievements. The supernatural was a vital element in both conceptions: the opera is in the fantastic style, with bizarre music for the witches' dances and choruses. Theatre historian Michael Booth vividly introduces the staging of Shakespeare in the nineteenth century. Harold Powers discusses how the dramatic situations lent themselves to the forms and purposes of Italian opera.Contents: Macbeth': Shakespeare to Verdi, Giorgio Melchiori; Making Macbeth' Musicabile', Harold Powers; Macbeth' and the Nineteenth-Century Theatre, Michael R. Booth; A Note on Shakespeare's Macbeth', August Wilhelm Schlegel; The Preface in the Ricordi Libretto; Piave's Intended Preface for the 1847 Libretto; Macbeth: Libretto by Francesco Trade ReviewBrilliantly produced and superb value.' * Sunday Times *All these will provide the new opera-goer with food for thought.' * Daily Telegraph *Wholehearted recommendation of this valuable new series.' * TLS *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations 'Macbeth': Shakespeare to Verdi by Giorgio Melchiori Making 'Macbeth' 'Musicabile' by Harold Powers 'Macbeth' and the Nineteenth-Century Theatre by Michael R. Booth Thematic Guide A Note on Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' by August Wilhelm Schlegel The Preface in the Ricordi Libretto Piave's Intended Preface for the 1847 Libretto 'Macbeth' Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, 1865 'Macbeth' English translation by Jeremy Sams Act One Act Two Act Three Act Four Additional Scenes from the 1847 version Discography by David Nice Bibliography Contributors
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