{"product_id":"richard-strauss-man-musician-enigma-hardback-9780521581738","title":"Richard Strauss; Man, Musician, Enigma (Hardback) 9780521581738","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eRichard Strauss\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eMan, Musician, Enigma\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis first detailed biography of Richard Strauss for many years reassesses both man and musician.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMichael Kennedy (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521581738, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 13 January 1999\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e468 pages, 25 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e23.7 x 16.3 x 3.5 cm, 0.87 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'Lord Harewood, the former chairman of English National Opera, reckons Kennedy's 'measured, accurate and penetrating championing' of Strauss to be his finest achievment, 'Strauss was, in some quarters, reviled, and Michael corrected that. He's not just a critic, but an excellent historian'.' The Sunday Telegraph\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book re-evaluates a figure whom the author considers to be the greatest composer of the twentieth century. Kennedy deals fully with Strauss's life as leading composer and national figure in the Third Reich, during which he was both fêted and cold-shouldered by the authorities. In putting this period into perspective he draws heavily on hitherto ignored material, including Strauss's own letters and diaries. In addition he reveals much about Strauss's long, happy but tempestuous marriage to the soprano Pauline de Ahna as well as tracing the important relationships to his librettists Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Stefan Zweig, Joseph Gregor and Clemens Krauss. Kennedy reassesses the man and the music, revealing a picture of a level-headed, practical and extremely versatile musician - a great conductor as well as a great composer.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Part I. 1864–1898: Youth in Munich: 1. The family\u003cbr\u003e 2. Wunderkind\u003cbr\u003e 3. Growing up\u003cbr\u003e 4. Meiningen\u003cbr\u003e 5. Third conductor\u003cbr\u003e 6. Dora and Weimar\u003cbr\u003e 7. First failure\u003cbr\u003e 8. Engagement\u003cbr\u003e 9. Pauline\u003cbr\u003e 10. The tone-poet\u003cbr\u003e Part II. 1898–1918: The Berlin Years: 11. At the Kaiser's court\u003cbr\u003e 12. Enter Hofmannsthal\u003cbr\u003e 13. The Ariadne crisis\u003cbr\u003e 14. Twentieth-century Offenbach\u003cbr\u003e Part III. 1918–1933: Out of Fashion: 15. Vienna\u003cbr\u003e 16. Intermezzo\u003cbr\u003e 17. Helena\u003cbr\u003e 18. Arabella\u003cbr\u003e 19. The gathering storm\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. 1933–1949: The Dark Years: 20. Taking Walter's place\u003cbr\u003e 21. The Reich chamber\u003cbr\u003e 22. Dismissal\u003cbr\u003e 23. Working with Gregor\u003cbr\u003e 24. Danae and Madeleine\u003cbr\u003e 25. After Capriccio\u003cbr\u003e 26. Eightieth birthday\u003cbr\u003e 27. Metamorphosen\u003cbr\u003e 28. 'I am Richard Strauss …'\u003cbr\u003e 29. The exile\u003cbr\u003e 30. London\u003cbr\u003e 31. Last songs\u003cbr\u003e 32. Return to Garmisch\u003cbr\u003e Appendices\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Select 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":45999538831640,"sku":"9780521581738","price":84.47,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521581738i_3e097dd5-7c42-4d84-b332-bdab73bedf03.jpg?v=1691370026","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/richard-strauss-man-musician-enigma-hardback-9780521581738","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}