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Record Nr.

UNINA9910807114203321

Autore

Stove R. J (Robert James), <1961->

Titolo

César Franck : his life and times / / R.J. Stove

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Scarecrow Press, 2012

ISBN

1-280-67116-5

9786613648099

0-8108-8208-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (401 p.)

Disciplina

780.92

B

Soggetti

Composers - France

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The fiery city -- Franck's childhood -- Parisian hubris -- Parisian nemesis -- Ruth and marriage -- Years in the shadows -- 'La bande à Franck' and resurrected music -- Redemptions -- The professor and Zuleika Dobson -- The setting sun, and music at the close -- Posthumous fortunes.

Sommario/riassunto

César Franck (1822-1890) was one of the most remarkable composers of the 19th century, and yet 38 years have elapsed since a biography of him last appeared in English. Now, with César Franck: His Life and Times, R. J. Stove fills this critical gap in the history of late 19th-century classical music with a full-length study of the man and his music. This book draws on numerous sources never before cited in English, painting a picture of a great musician and deeply loved man, whose influence in both his native and adopted l