Luigi Boccherini : his life and work / by Germaine de Rothschild ; preface by Norbert Dufourcq ; translated by Andreas Mayor.
| Author/creator | Rothschild, Germaine de. |
| Other author | Mayor, Andreas, translator. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | London New York : Oxford University Press, 1965. |
| Description | xix, 154 pages : facsimiles, portraits ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | 1743-1756. Birth ; Childhood in Lucca ; First lessons ; First concerts -- 1756-1757. Studies in Rome -- 1757-1764. Engagements in Vienna and various journeys -- 1764-1766. Establishment in Lucca ; Disappointment ; Journey to Milan ; Return to Lucca -- 1766-1768. Concert tours ; Stay in Paris -- 1768-1776. Establishment in Madrid ; Efforts to find a patron ; Don Luis ; Failure to find favour with the Prince of the Asturias -- 1776-1785. Marriage of Don Luis ; Establishment at Arenas ; Haydn ; Prince Frederick William of Prussia ; Death of Don Luis -- 1785-1787. Appointment to the chapel royal ; Director of the Benavente-Osuna orchestra -- 1787-1796. Retirement in Madrid ; Did Boccherini visit Prussia? -- 1796-1799. Relations with Pleyel -- 1799-1801. Offer from the Conservatoire in Paris ; Patronage of Lucien Bonaparte -- 1801-1805. Last years and death -- Posthumous opinions of the work of Boccherini. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-146) and index. |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML410.B66 R83 1965 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |