{"product_id":"life-of-moscheles-with-selections-from-his-diaries-and-correspondence-paperback-9781108077866","title":"Life of Moscheles; With Selections from his Diaries and Correspondence (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108077866","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLife of Moscheles\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eWith Selections from his Diaries and Correspondence\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe 1873 English translation of a biography of the renowned pianist, composer and friend of Mendelssohn, compiled by his wife.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCharlotte Moscheles (Author), Arthur Duke Coleridge (Edited and translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108077866, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 2 October 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e356 pages, 1 b\/w illus.  4 music examples\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2 cm, 0.45 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eBorn in Prague, pianist and composer Ignaz Moscheles (1794–1870) studied in Vienna and rapidly became a central figure in European musical life. He lived and worked in London for twenty-five years, leaving in 1846 to become principal professor of piano at the Leipzig Conservatoire at the invitation of his great friend Mendelssohn. As a pianist, he was renowned for his incisive technique rooted in the tradition of Clementi, and also much admired for his extempore performances. As a composer his output was mainly for the piano, and his studies are still in use today. First published in 1872–3, this lively biography, compiled from his diaries and letters by his wife Charlotte, records his dealings with and feelings about many great musicians of the nineteenth century. Reissued here is the 1873 English translation by Arthur Duke Coleridge, founder of the Bach Choir. Volume 1 covers the years up to 1836.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Note\u003cbr\u003e 1. Early recollections\u003cbr\u003e 2. Moscheles' diary\u003cbr\u003e 3. Impressions of Leipzig\u003cbr\u003e 4. Baron Poiféré de Cère\u003cbr\u003e 5. Mälzel's metronome\u003cbr\u003e 6. Visit to Bath\u003cbr\u003e 7. Prague\u003cbr\u003e 8. Hanover\u003cbr\u003e 9. Stormy voyage to Ireland\u003cbr\u003e 10. Tour in Germany\u003cbr\u003e 11. Edinburgh\u003cbr\u003e 12. Moscheles' productions\u003cbr\u003e 13. An accident\u003cbr\u003e 14. Moscheles as an orchestral writer\u003cbr\u003e 15. Concerts in the north of England\u003cbr\u003e 16. Stars of the Italian opera\u003cbr\u003e 17. 'Trial night' of the Philharmonic Society.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Classical music [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Classical music\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Classical%20music%20%5Bc%201750%20to%20c%201830%5D%20%5BAVGC4%5D%22\"\u003ec 1750 to c 1830 AVGC4\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":46005427962136,"sku":"9781108077866","price":31.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108077866i_05a90692-3181-46db-b54a-bd1ac643f2c9.jpg?v=1696751659","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/life-of-moscheles-with-selections-from-his-diaries-and-correspondence-paperback-9781108077866","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}