{"product_id":"gabriel-faure-a-musical-life-paperback-9780521616959","title":"Gabriel Fauré; A Musical Life (Paperback) 9780521616959","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eGabriel Fauré\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Musical Life\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book traces Fauré's life and the rich cultural milieu in which he lived and worked.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJean-Michel Nectoux (Author), Roger Nichols (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521616959, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 16 December 2004\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e676 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.6 x 3.6 cm, 0.94 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… marks a new stage in the understanding and “discovery” of this body of work.' Monde de la  Musique\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eJean-Michel Nectoux's important biography of Gabriel Fauré is the most comprehensive study yet of this central figure of fin de siecle France. It traces the composer's life and the rich cultural milieu in which he lived and worked: the world also of Saint-Saens, Flaubert, Verlaine, Ravel, Debussy and Proust. A large part of the book considers Fauré's music, with particular emphasis on his adjustment to the musical language of the twentieth century and the formation of his late style. Works in all genres are discussed in detail. The book is the fruit of over twenty years' research by Nectoux, the foremost authority on Gabriel Fauré. In the process of writing this definitive study, he read more than 5000 previously unpublished letters and unearthed more than 120 musical manuscripts. The book includes several rare photographs from Fauré's lifetime and contains an extended chronology of the composer's life, a complete chronological listing of all his own works and a detailed bibliography.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Prelude\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e 1. Gradus ad Parnassum\u003cbr\u003e 2. Scenes from provincial life\u003cbr\u003e 3. Friends and lovers\u003cbr\u003e 4. Fauré as pianist and organist\u003cbr\u003e 5. Roses for Des Esseintes: from the romance to the mélodie\u003cbr\u003e 6. Sotto voce: chamber music I\u003cbr\u003e 7. Choral music\u003cbr\u003e 8. The theatre I: operatic projects and incidental music\u003cbr\u003e 9. The Verlaine years: song cycles and further operatic projects\u003cbr\u003e 10. The theatre II: Prométhée\u003cbr\u003e 11. Works and days\u003cbr\u003e 12. Pomp and circumstance\u003cbr\u003e 13. Towards the twentieth century\u003cbr\u003e 14. The theatre III: Pénélope, Masques et Bergamasques\u003cbr\u003e 15. Words and music: the van Lerberghe years\u003cbr\u003e 16. The late piano works\u003cbr\u003e 17. Light and shade: chamber music II\u003cbr\u003e 18. Fauré 'modern style'\u003cbr\u003e 19. Ultima verba\u003cbr\u003e 20. Inner voices\u003cbr\u003e Chronology\u003cbr\u003e Chronological catalogue of Fauré's works\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Individual composers \u0026amp; musicians, specific bands \u0026amp; groups [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Individual composers \u0026amp; musicians, specific bands \u0026amp; groups\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Individual%20composers%20\u0026amp;%20musicians,%20specific%20bands%20\u0026amp;%20groups%20%5BAVH%5D%22\"\u003eAVH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46002012160280,"sku":"9780521616959","price":42.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521616959i_f946db56-2a96-4ff8-80e6-955da817ba5a.jpg?v=1691370577","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/gabriel-faure-a-musical-life-paperback-9780521616959","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}