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Max Bruch (1838-1920), the German composer best known for his Violin Concerto in G minor, was in his day, a famous conductor and teacher as well as a prolific composer; yet he has been sadly neglected, perhaps in comparison to his contemporary Brahms. In this book - the only full-length study of Bruch - the author provides a richly documented account of Bruch's career as music director and conductor, including a spell with the Liverpool Philharmonic Society from 1880-1883, and as a teacher at the Royal Academy of Arts in Berlin from 1892 until his retirement in 1911, where Vaughan Williams was one his pupils; he paints a picture of a proud and sensitive man, whose talents were perhaps left behind at a time of rapid musical development. The book also offers a musical analysis of his one hundred published works, including three operas. Christopher Fifield is foremost a conductor, but also a writer on music history ("Grove", "DNB", "Viking Opera Guide", "Oxford Companion to Music"), the author of a "Biography of Hans Richter", the editor of the "Letters and Diaries of Kathleen Ferrier", and a recent history of the music agents Ibbs and Tillett.

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Book category Books in English The arts Music Music: styles & genres

• Full title: Max Bruch
• Subtitle: His Life and Works
• Author: Christopher Fifield
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 408
• EAN: 9781843831365
• ISBN: 1843831368
• ID: 01355343
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
• Weight: 690 g
• Dimensions: 235 × 231 × 31 mm
• Date of publishing: 15. July 2005

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