An introduction to the life and works of the great composers [electronic resource] / [written and narrated by Jeremy Siepmann].

Author
Siepmann, Jeremy [Browse]
Format
Audio
Language
English
Published/​Created
[Hong Kong] : Naxos Music Library, [2004]

Details

Subject(s)
Series
Summary note
This introductory CD gives auditory snippets of titles so far available in the Life and works series.
Notes
  • Streaming audio.
  • Title from image of compact disc cover on Web page (viewed Dec. 15, 2004).
  • Includes program notes.
System details
  • Mode of access: World Wide Web.
  • System requirements: MS Windows 98SE, or 2000, or XP; MS Internet Explorer 6.0, Mozilla 1.7.1, FireFox 1PR, Netscape 7.1, or Opera 7.53; and Media Player 9 or 10.
  • System requirements: Macintosh: Mac OS X 10.2.8 or 10.3.5; MS Internet Explorer 5.2, Mozilla 1.7, Netscape 7.1, Opera 7.53, or Safari 1.0; Media Player 9.0. Or, Mac OS 8.6 / 9.0; MS Internet Explorer 5.1; Windows Media Player 7.1.
Participant(s)/​Performer(s)
Various performers.
Contents
  • Tchaikovsky: The troubled boy (3:27) ; Conducting debut and tour in the US (3:32)
  • Brahms: Upbringing in Hamburg (3:08) ; Later relationship with Clara (3:02)
  • Liszt: Meeting the Countess Marie d'Agoult (3:24) ; Transforming Weimer (4:42)
  • Bach: First surviving work (2:18) ; Incredible productivity but difficult personal relations (4:36)
  • Chopin: Early recognition (3:11) ; Declining physical health (6:03)
  • Mozart: A child prodigy (3:21) ; Expensive tastes, and resourcefulness (3:28)
  • Verdi: Humble beginnings (3:03) ; Everlasting compulsion to work (4:06)
  • Beethoven: Introduction (5:31) ; Attitude to publication and reception of Symphony No. 9 (3:32).
Other format(s)
Also available as compact disc.
Other title(s)
Life and works of the great composers
At head of title
  • Life and works
ISBN
  • 184379067X
  • 9781843790679
Publisher no.
8.55812
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