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Enchantress of Nations : Pauline Viardot - soprano, muse and lover by Michael Steen
$55.00 AUD
Category: New Hardbacks
This is a picturesque but painstakingly researched biography of the life - and the times - of the nineteenth century's Maria Callas. She was among 'the most brilliant dramatic stars of our time', according to Franz Liszt, and billed as 'the most talked of opera singer in Europe'. Dickens - reduced to te ...Show more
Great Operas: A Guide to 25 of the World's Finest Musical Experiences by Michael Steen
$24.99 AUD
Category: Music | Series: Great Operas
With four famous operas each from Mozart, Verdi and Puccini, and two each from Rossini and Donizetti, there is a feast of information. Here are short guides to The Marriage of Figaro and Don Giovanni; to the splendour of Aida, the heart-breaking La Traviata; the drama of Tosca. The range is very broad. ...Show more
Great Operas: A Guide to Twenty Five of the World's Finest Musical Experiences by Michael Steen
$39.99 AUD
Category: Music
From Great Composers author Michael Steen, a unique multi-platform project offering a royal box view into one of mankind's greatest art forms. From the soaring heights of Wagner's epic Ring cycle to the tear-jerking emotion of Mozart's breathtakingly beautiful Don Giovanni, opera is one of the most pow ...Show more
The Lives and Times of the Great Composers by Michael Steen
$45.00 AUD
Category: Music
Comprehensive and meticulously researched, Lives and Times of the Great Composers is a lovingly constructed biographical history of the giants of classical music.Each self-contained chapter narrates the life and background of one or more composers.It tells the story of Bach, the respectable burgher whos ...Show more
The Lives and Times of the Great Composers by Michael Steen
$32.99 AUD
Category: Music | Reading Level: near fine
Michael Steen's "Great Composers" was originally published in 2003. A lifetime's work and almost 1000 pages long, it has since become 'the' reference point and key read on the biographical backgrounds to classical music's biggest names. Authoritative and hugely detailed - but nonetheless a joy to read - ...Show more
The Lives and Times of the Great Composers by Michael Steen
$59.95 AUD
Category: Music
Comprehensive and meticulously researched, Great Composers is a lovingly constructed biographical history of the giants of classical music. Each self-contained chapter narrates the life and background of one or more composers. It tells the story of Bach, the respectable burgher whose vast output was c ...Show more
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