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Life of Rossini (Oneworld Classics)
Life of Rossini - Oneworld Classics
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Rossini’s popularity in Italy in the early 1820s was certainly not echoed in France, where he was regarded as “an ill-bred parvenu, whose cheap popularity was an insult to a great musical tradition.” Stendhal, always an obstinate individualist, was the first of his contemporaries to recognize the genius of this important Italian composer. ... more »
Author:
Rossini’s popularity in Italy in the early 1820s was certainly not echoed in France, where he was regarded as “an ill-bred parvenu, whose cheap popularity was an insult to a great musical tradition.” Stendhal, always an obstinate individualist, was the first of his contemporaries to recognize the genius of this important Italian composer. ... more »
ISBN-13: 9781847490568
ISBN-10: 1847490565
Publication Date: 1/1/2009
Pages: 600
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ISBN-10: 1847490565
Publication Date: 1/1/2009
Pages: 600
Rating: ?
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