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While Spring and Summer Sang: Thomas Beecham and the Music of Frederick Delius (Hardcover, New edition) Loot Price: R3,994
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While Spring and Summer Sang: Thomas Beecham and the Music of Frederick Delius (Hardcover, New edition): Lyndon Jenkins

While Spring and Summer Sang: Thomas Beecham and the Music of Frederick Delius (Hardcover, New edition)

Lyndon Jenkins

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Sir Thomas Beecham is often described as having 'championed' the music of Frederick Delius, and this is no exaggeration. From the moment he heard Delius's music as a young man, Beecham was captivated by its strange, romantic beauty, and its hold on him remained firm. During the next 50 years, he promoted Delius's music through a series of unrivalled performances, unearthing early pieces, arranging others and recording most of them, sometimes more than once. Lyndon Jenkins provides the first in-depth study of this extraordinary creative relationship. Starting with the first meeting of the composer and conductor in 1907, Jenkins charts Beecham's gradual introduction of Delius's compositions to British and foreign audiences, the operatic premieres and revivals, the Delius festivals that he organized in 1929 and 1946, and the formation of the Delius Trust upon the composer's death in 1934. Also described is Beecham's continuing crusade for Delius's music up to his own death in 1961, which included a model edition of the scores, a biography and an internationally celebrated recorded legacy. The book includes a critical discography. Lyndon Jenkins provides a vivid account of an achievement that remains without parallel in the history of British music.

General

Imprint: Ashgate Publishing Limited
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: November 2005
First published: 2005
Authors: Lyndon Jenkins
Dimensions: 234 x 156 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 217
Edition: New edition
ISBN-13: 978-0-7546-0721-2
Categories: Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Composers & musicians
Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Western music, periods & styles > Romantic music (c 1830 to c 1900)
Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Western music, periods & styles > 20th century music
Books > Music > Composers & musicians
Books > Music > Western music, periods & styles > 20th century music
Books > Music > Western music, periods & styles > Romantic music (c 1830 to c 1900)
LSN: 0-7546-0721-6
Barcode: 9780754607212

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