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Clara Schumann
by Monica Steegmann
Clara Schumann had her debut as a solo-pianist in 1828 at barely the age of nine, but withdrew into the shadow of her husband, Robert, whom she married against her father’s wishes. Her life, especially after his death, is also closely linked to that of Brahms.
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2004-07-01
9781904341598
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Brahms
by Hans A. Neunzig
Johannes Brahms was one of the seminal musical figures of the 19th century. He shot to fame as a dashing young performer and composer, ‘the one who had to come’ according to Robert Schumann. Then he consciously ‘switched’ this romantic image for that of heir to Bach and Beethoven.
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2004-07-01
9781904341178
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Dvorak
by Kurt Honolka
Kurt Honolka weaves the story of Dvorak’s life into the rich tapestry of the political and social tensions of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the twilight of its power. Honolka sets the scene for Dvoraks's 'American' music and his return from the United States, providing a facinating context for his most famous work, the Ninth Symphonie From the New World.
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2004-06-03
978-1-904341-52-9
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Robert Schumann
by Barbara Meier
Robert Schumann was the quiet one, the tormented genius. A serious illness prevented him from becoming a pianist, but he fell in love with Clara, the daughter of his piano teacher and married her in 1840.
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2004-01-01
978-1-904341-54-3
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Armstrong
by David Bradbury
Louis ‘Satchmo’ Armstrong (1900-71), born in poverty, brought up in an orphanage, dominated one of the art forms of the 20th century: jazz.
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2003-10-02
9781904341468
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