Jan Swafford

(Author)

Johannes Brahms: A Biography (Vintage Books)Paperback - Vintage Books, 7 December 1999

Johannes Brahms: A Biography (Vintage Books)
Qty
1
Turbo
Ships in 2 - 3 days
In Stock
Free Delivery
Cash on Delivery
15 Days
Free Returns
Secure Checkout
Buy More, Save More
Print Length
752 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Vintage
Date Published
7 Dec 1999
ISBN-10
0679745823
ISBN-13
9780679745822

Description

A New York Times Notable Book

"This brilliant and magisterial book is a very good bet to...become the definitive study of Johannes Brahms."--The Plain Dealer

Judicious, compassionate, and full of insight into Brahms's human complexity as well as his music, Johannes Brahms is an indispensable biography.

Proclaimed the new messiah of Romanticism by Robert Schumann when he was only twenty, Johannes Brahms dedicated himself to a long and extraordinarily productive career. In this book, Jan Swafford sets out to reveal the little-known Brahms, the boy who grew up in mercantile Hamburg and played piano in beer halls among prostitutes and drunken sailors, the fiercely self-protective man who thwarted future biographers by burning papers, scores and notebooks late in his life. Making unprecedented use of the remaining archival material, Swafford offers richly expanded perspectives on Brahms's youth, on his difficult romantic life--particularly his longstanding relationship with Clara Schumann--and on his professional rivalry with Lizst and Wagner.

"[Johannes Brahms] will no doubt stand as the definitive work on Brahms, one of the monumental biographies in the entire musical library."--London Weekly Standard

"It is a measure of the accomplishment of Jan Swafford's biography that Brahms's sadness becomes palpable.... [Swafford] manages to construct a full-bodied human being."--The New York Times Book Review

Product Details

Author:
Jan Swafford
Book Edition:
Vintage Books
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
7 December 1999
Dimensions:
20.42 x 13.31 x 3.76 cm
Genre:
19th Century
ISBN-10:
0679745823
ISBN-13:
9780679745822
Language:
English
Location:
New York, NY
Pages:
752
Publisher:
Weight:
684.92 gm

Related Categories


Need Help?
+971 6 731 0280
support@gzb.ae

About UsContact UsPayment MethodsFAQsShipping PolicyRefund and ReturnTerms of UsePrivacy PolicyCookie Notice

VisaMastercardCash on Delivery

© 2024 White Lion General Trading LLC. All rights reserved.