The music of Lutosławski / Charles Bodman Rae.
| Author/creator | Rae, Charles Bodman, 1955- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | London : Faber, 1994. |
| Description | xvi, 288 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, music, portraits ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Guide to Polish pronunciation -- Formative years (1913-1945): Sonata for piano, symphonic variations -- Functional music and formalism (1945-1956): symphony no. I, concerto for orchestra, dance preludes -- Sound language and harmony (1956-1960): Five (Illakowicz) songs, Musique funebre, postludes -- Chance and polyphony (1960-1968): Jeux venitiens, Trois poemes d'Henri Michaux, string quartet, Paroles tissees, Symphony no. 2, Livre pour orchestre -- Mastery of a mature language (1969-1979): cello concerto, preludes and fugue, Les espaces du sommeil, Mi-Parti, Novelette -- Emergence of the late style (1979-1983): epitaph, double concerto, grave, Symphony no. 3, Chain I -- Concertos and Chains (1984-1986): Partita, Interlude, Chain 2, Chain 3 -- Catching up with Arrears (1987-1994): Piano Concerto, Chantefleurs et Chantefables, Symphony no. 4, Subito -- Lutoslawski's Family -- 'Derwid'. |
| Abstract | The author's examination of Lutoslawski's life and work draws on wide-ranging and meticulous research, including hours of recorded conversation with the composer himself. Now expanded for this third edition to include an additional chapter and many more photographs, this book is an absorbing study of the man and his music. |
| Bibliography note | Includes list of composer's works, bibliographical references (pages 278-282), and index. |
| LCCN | gb 94020663 |
| ISBN | 0571164501 : |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML410.L965 R3 1992 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |