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Idomeneo (Overture Opera Guides)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Description for Idomeneo (Overture Opera Guides)
Paperback. Series: Overture Opera Guides in Association with the English National Opera (ENO). Num Pages: 172 pages, including 16 b&w plates. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVGC9; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 244.
Mozart wrote Idomeneo when he was twenty-four years old, and the opera was described by Albert Einstein as ‘one of those works that even a genius like Mozart could write only once in his life’. It is one of most astonishing achievements of an altogether astonishing career. In this newly commissioned guide, Julian Rushton explains the special nature of the music in a detailed analysis of its themes and development, while Nicholas Till places the opera in its context as an expression of the Enlightenment. Gary Kahn explores the performance history of an opera which, although largely ignored for over ... Read more
Mozart wrote Idomeneo when he was twenty-four years old, and the opera was described by Albert Einstein as ‘one of those works that even a genius like Mozart could write only once in his life’. It is one of most astonishing achievements of an altogether astonishing career. In this newly commissioned guide, Julian Rushton explains the special nature of the music in a detailed analysis of its themes and development, while Nicholas Till places the opera in its context as an expression of the Enlightenment. Gary Kahn explores the performance history of an opera which, although largely ignored for over ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oneworld Classics
Number of pages
172
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Series
Overture Opera Guides in Association with the English National Opera (ENO)
Condition
New
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
Richmond, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847495396
SKU
V9781847495396
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The Daily Telegraph
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The Daily Telegraph