| Description |
1 online resource (xxv, 510 pages) : illustrations, music |
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Illustrations; The Bülow Chronicles; Bülow's Family Tree; Prologue; Book One: On the Slopes of Parnassus, 1830-1869; Book Two: Ascending the Peak, 1870-1880; Book Three: Vistas from the Summit, 1880-1894; Appendix I: Bülow's Autopsy Report; Appendix II: Complete Catalogue of Bülow's Compositions, Transcriptions, and Editions; Appendix III: Bülow's Titles and Honours; List of Sources; Index |
| Summary |
Hans von Bulow is a key figure in 19th century music whose career path was as broad as it was successful. Music history's first virtuoso orchestral conductor, Bulow created the model for the profession-both in musical brilliance and in domineering personality-which still holds forth today. He was an eminent and renowned concert pianist, a respected (and often feared) teacher and music critic, an influential editor of works by Bach, Mendelssohn, Chopin, and Beethoven, and a composer in a variety of musical genres. As a student and son-in-law of Franz Liszt, and estranged friend of Richard Wagne |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Subject |
Bülow, Hans von, 1830-1894.
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Bülow, Hans von, 1830-1894 fast |
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Bülow, Hans von (Musiker) swd |
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Bülow, Hans von 1830-1894 gnd |
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Conductors (Music) -- Germany -- Biography
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MUSIC -- Individual Composer & Musician.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Composers & Musicians.
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Conductors (Music)
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Germany
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Biographies
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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Biographie
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Biografie
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Biographie.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780199709380 |
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0199709386 |
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