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Creating Der Rosenkavalier: From Chevalier to Cavalier
Michael Reynolds
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Description for Creating Der Rosenkavalier: From Chevalier to Cavalier
Hardback. A full account of the making, during1909-10, of Der Rosenkavalier, with emphasis on its derivation from a French operette of 1907, L'Ingenu libertin. Num Pages: 264 pages, 63 black & white illustrations, 15 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJC; AVGC6; AVGC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 714.
A full account of the making, during 1909-10, of Der Rosenkavalier with emphasis on its derivation from a French operette of 1907, L'Ingenu libertin, which was seen in Paris by Count Harry Kessler and which formed the basis of the opera then to be written by Hofmannsthal and Strauss. Previous scholarship has credited the narrative and characters of Der Rosenkavalier to much older French sources known to and studied by Hofmannsthal, but this book shows clearly how every element in L'Ingenu libertin is in fact taken (and transformed) by Kessler and Hofmannsthal into the work that made fortunes for Hofmannsthal ... Read more
A full account of the making, during 1909-10, of Der Rosenkavalier with emphasis on its derivation from a French operette of 1907, L'Ingenu libertin, which was seen in Paris by Count Harry Kessler and which formed the basis of the opera then to be written by Hofmannsthal and Strauss. Previous scholarship has credited the narrative and characters of Der Rosenkavalier to much older French sources known to and studied by Hofmannsthal, but this book shows clearly how every element in L'Ingenu libertin is in fact taken (and transformed) by Kessler and Hofmannsthal into the work that made fortunes for Hofmannsthal ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
714g
Number of Pages
263
Place of Publication
Woodbridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781783270491
SKU
V9781783270491
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About Michael Reynolds
Major General Michael Reynolds CB joined the British Army in 1948, and was commissioned into the Queens Royal Regiment in 1950. In the course of a long and distinguished career, he served in Korea, where he was severely wounded, Northern Ireland and West Germany. On promotion to Major General he assumed command of NATO's Allied Command Europe Mobile Force (Land). ... Read more
Reviews for Creating Der Rosenkavalier: From Chevalier to Cavalier
Reynolds's book will reward both scholars and opera-lovers who will are interested in Der Rosenkavalier's co-creators or are fascinated by collaboration and the creative process. MUSIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION NOTES The 'Preface' to Michael Reynolds's charming book begins with a pithy statement: 'This is a book about creation, authorship and relationships'. Thus, in a nutshell, he ... Read more