Author Description

Best-known for his which he based on his famous program notes written mainly for his concerts with the Reid Orchestra in Edinburgh, Sir Donald Tovey achieved world-wide recognition as a pianist, composer, conductor, and writer on music. Originally published assix volumes from 1935-39, reappeared in 1981 as two paperback volumes, and, along with a supplementary volume,. Now available in new paperback editions, these three volumes contain the mostfamous works of musical criticism in the English language.contains 115 essays which cover Beethoven's overtures and symphonies, including Tovey's famous study of the Ninth Symphony, all of Brahms' overtures and symphonies, eleven of Haydn's symphonies, six of Mozart's, three each of Schubert's, Schumann's, andSibelius', and four of Dvorák's, as well as many other works by composers from Bach to Vaughan Williams.contains essays on fifty concertos, including nearly all of the concertos in the standard repertory from Bach's for two violins to Walton's for the viola. It also presents essays on Bach's B minor Mass, Beethoven's Mass in D, Brahms' and Verdi's Requiems, andHaydn's and, along with other famous works.contains some of Tovey's most important essays, including those on Bach's "Goldberg" Variations and, and on key works by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schumann, Chopin, and Brahms.Taken together, the three volumes reveal Tovey's unequalled acuteness, common sense, clarity, and wit, making ideal reading for anyone interested in the classical music repertory.