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Portrait of Elgar / Michael Kennedy.
| Author/creator | Kennedy, Michael |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 3rd edition. |
| Publication Info | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1987. |
| Description | 393 pages, 8 pages of plates : illustrations, portraits, music, facsimiles ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Part 1. Ascent: 1857-1898. Prelude ; Wand of youth ; Apprentice ; Retreat from London ; Recognition -- Part II. Summit: 1899-1913. 'Variations', and the 'Friends pictured within' ; 'Gerontius': disaster and triumph ; Friends and relations ; Nobilmente ; Unfinished trilogy ; Full orchestra -- Part III. Decline: 1914-1934. War ; Submission -- Appendix II. Quotations in 'The music makers', op. 69 -- Appendix IV. Recordings conducted by Elgar. |
| Abstract | This biography of Edward Elgar--one of England's foremost twentieth-century composers--paints a compelling portrait of Elgar's complex personal and musical character. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 360-364) and index. |
| LCCN | 87005502 |
| ISBN | 0192840177 (pbk.) : |