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Donald Francis Tovey
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Symphonies and Other Orchestral Works
More than 100 selections from the noted musicologist's Essays in Musical Analysis cover most of the standard works in the symphonic repertory, from Bach to Vaughan Williams. Incisive essays examine overtures and symphonies by Beethoven and Brahms, eleven symphonies by Haydn, six by Mozart, three each by Schubert, Schumann, and Sibelius, and many other works.
Chamber Music
Selections from the famous musicologist's acclaimed Essays in Musical Analysis comprise surveys of Bach's "Goldberg" Variations and Art of the Fugue plus works by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schumann, Chopin, and Brahms.
Essays in Musical Analysis; Chamber Music
High quality reprint of Essays In Musical Analysis; Chamber Music by Sir Donald Francis Tovey.
Beethoven
"Many books have been written about Beethoven's music. But as a book which is short, clear, and witty, and which at the same time is a profoundly important study by a master of the subject, Tovey's Beethoven stands alone. It is not a work-by-work analysis: instead, Tovey brilliantly outlines the characteristic features of Beethoven's art. The book will be of absorbing interest not only to Beethoven enthusiasts, but also to those who may have just begun to listen to the music of one of the greatest of all composers."--Back cover.
A Musician Talks
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The Classics of Music
'Its many insights and some sustained stretches of brilliant illumination make this new volume indispensable.' -Robin Holloway, London Review of Books'A magnificent work... Tovey's is a voice that still needs to be heard.' -Times Higher Education Supplement'More than welcome in these intellectually confused times... huge and superbly edited... This collection is particularly valuable for its revelations of his [Tovey's] musical and mental development, allowing us to gain a rounded, fully representative view of his achievements and failures alike, together with his struggles to communicate to best effect.' -Musical Times'Full of good things.' -Charles Rosen, Times Literary SupplementThe Class...
The Well-Tempered Clavier
This edition of Volume I of Bach's highly influential keyboard work features Sir Donald Francis Tovey's classic analyses of 24 preludes and 24 fugues, including suggestions for performance. A scholarly reference by a world-famous musicologist and Bach expert, this legendary, long-out-of-print version also contains Harold Samuel's fingerings for all pieces.
