| Ludwig Van Beethoven: Fidelio Contributor(s): Robinson, Paul (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521458528 ISBN-13: 9780521458528 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $24.69 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 1996 Annotation: Fidelio is Beethoven's only complete opera and one of the most admired, and problematic, in the repertoire. This Opera Handbook explores the fascinating musical and dramatic elements within the work as well as the debt to the traditions of French opera in the late eighteenth century and the French Revolution. Winton Dean offers a comparison of the opera's first (1805) and final (1814) versions. Essays by Michael Tusa and Joseph Kerman consider its musical idiom and the challenges Beethoven faced as an instrumental composer trying his hand at opera. A final chapter examines the opera's performance history, and the volume also includes a synopsis, bibliography, and informative illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Genres & Styles - Opera |
| Dewey: 782.1 |
| LCCN: 95046935 |
| Series: Cambridge Opera Handbooks |
| Physical Information: 0.44" H x 5.37" W x 8.44" (0.54 lbs) 204 pages |