Encounters with Verdi Pb

by JulianBudden (Foreword), RichardStokes (Foreword), Marcello Conati (Author)

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1986
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Format: Paperback
Pages: 472
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Cornell U.P.
Published: 04 Aug 1986
ISBN 10: 0801494303
ISBN 13: 9780801494307

Media Reviews

A distinguished addition to books in English on Verdi and, more generally, to those on Italian music and musicians of the nineteenth century. . . . Superb.-Opera Quarterly
An extraordinary anthology of reminiscences by a wide-ranging group of people-journalists, musicians, impresarios, or chance acquaintances-who were fortunate enough to have met the reclusive and secretive composer at various moments during his long life. It is without doubt the most fascinating and revealing book ever compiled about this elusive figure who took infinite pains to hide his true personality from posterity. . . . The entire book has been brilliantly researched, organized and edited by Marcello Conati. . . . Each entry has a relevant place within the chronology of Verdi's life, and every reference to an unfamiliar event or name in the text is elaborately explained in the copious footnotes, which often form little informative articles in themselves. . . . On every page, Verdi's warmth, humanity, keen perceptions and fierce artistic independence shine through the words of these observers, who without exception help sharpen our own understanding of the composer. -New York Times Book Review

Author Bio

Richard Stokes has published books on German, French, and Spanish song, and he collaborated with Alfred Brendel on One Finger Too Many. His singing translations of Berg's Wozzeck and Wagner's Parsifal met with critical acclaim, and he has just completed an English version of Berg's Lulu.