Four centuries of the history of world classical music — a strict and very detailed chronicle of events — in the book of the British musicologist Alan Kendall.
Emotional reviews of contemporaries, newspaper reviews, diaries and letters of famous musicians are woven into a dry chronological canvas. Next to them are historical essays, unique illustrations and a whole kaleidoscope of facts that make it possible to consider any musical event — whether it be the premiere of Strauss’ son «The Gypsy Baron» or Sergei Prokofiev’s composition of music for Soviet films — in volume, in a broad cultural context. A glossary of musical terms completes this deluxe deluxe edition.
Classics — XXI, 288 p.