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Bela Bartok

Bela Bartok

by David Cooper (Author)

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    Paperback 2018

    $24.16
Synopsis

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

This deeply researched biography of B la Bart k (1881-1945) provides a more comprehensive view of the innovative Hungarian musician than ever before. David Cooper traces Bart k's international career as an ardent ethno-musicologist and composer, teacher, and pianist, while also providing a detailed discussion of most of his works. Further, the author explores how Europe's political and cultural tumult affected Bart k's work, travel, and reluctant emigration to the safety of America in his final years.

Cooper illuminates Bart k's personal life and relationships, while also expanding what is known about the influence of other musicians--Richard Strauss, Zolt n Kod ly, and Yehudi Menuhin, among many others. The author also looks closely at some of the composer's actions and behaviors which may have been manifestations of Asperger syndrome. The book, in short, is a consummate biography of an internationally admired musician.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 456
 Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 04 Apr 2018
ISBN 10: 0300234376
ISBN 13: 9780300234374

Media Reviews
'B la Bart k 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 Bart k?'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. Bart k'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


Author Bio
David Cooper is professor of music and technology, and dean of the Faculty of Performance, Visual Arts and Communications, University of Leeds. His publications include B la Bart k: Concerto for Orchestra. The author lives in Liversedge, UK.