Gluck / by Alfred Einstein ; translated by Eric Blom.
| Author/creator | Einstein, Alfred |
| Other author | Blom, Eric, 1888-1959. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | London : J. M. Dent and Sons, Ltd.; New York, E. P. Dutton and Co., Inc., [1936] |
| Description | ix, 238 pages : illustrations (music), plates ; 19 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | The Master musicians ... New series |
| Contents | Exposition -- 1. Development -- Origins -- Childhood and youth -- Prague -- Vienna -- Zeno and Metastasio -- Milan and Sammartini -- The first operas -- London -- Travelling conductor -- Home in Vienna -- Durazzo -- L'innocenza giustificata -- Minor rivals -- Relapses in Rome and Vienna -- The Opera Comique -- La Rencontre imprevue (The Pilgrims to Mecca) -- The Dramatic Ballet: Don Juan -- 2. The "reform" of Italian opera -- Calzabigi -- Orfeo ed Euridice -- Il trionfo di Clelia -- Minor works ; Telemacco and Semiramide -- The Manifesto of the Dramma per musica -- Precursors of the Manifesto -- Alceste -- Paride ed Elena -- Intermezzo -- Klopstock -- 3. The Paris operas -- Connections and preparations -- Iphigenie en Aulide -- Revivals -- Piccinni -- Armide -- Iphigenie en Tauride -- Echo et Narcisse -- 4. Close of life and influence -- Withdrawal to Vienna -- Les Danaides -- Old age and death -- The succession -- Appendices. Calendar ; Catalogue of works ; Personalia ; Bibliography ; Gluck's Letter to du Roullet published in the "Annee Litteraire," 1777 (Original text). |
| General note | "Catalogue of works": pages 216-218. |
| Bibliography note | Bibliography: pages 225-226. |
| LCCN | 37001289 |