Johannes Brahms : a biography

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A biography of the nineteenth-century German composer looks at his daily life, his associates--including his relationships with Robert Schumann, Clara Shumann, Richard Wagner, and Eduard Hanslick--and his achievements as a composer.

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ISBN:

9780679745822
9780679422617
0679745823

Edition:

First Vintage Books edition

Description:

xxii, 699 pages, 22 pages of plates : illustrations, music, portraits ; 21 cm

Notes:

Originally published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1997
"In this edition I've made the corrections that have accumulated since the initial printing"--Page xxii
Includes bibliographical references (pages 637-678) and index
Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents:

Homeland
Kreisleriana
Two journeys
The eagle's wings
Waiting
Words spoken and unspoken
Resolution in a minor key
Premiere and postlude
Rebirth
A garden full of nightingales
city of dreams
Farewell
They that mourn
ryuthless beauty
Herr Musikdirector
The tramp of giants
Late idyll
Song of the fates
Valedictions
The taking back
Laurels
Secrets and foreboding
Who shall bring him to that place?

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BL 00001189

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3390612

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