Hans Von Bülow: A Life for Music

by Kenneth Birkin

Drawing upon an extensive selection of rare letters, reviews and memoirs, Kenneth Birkin sets Hans von B low's work as a recitalist, chamber-music artist and orchestral conductor at the centre of a disturbed and eventful life. B low's Zukunftsmusik advocacy and ruthless criticism of performance standards in Berlin and Munich antagonised a musical 'establishment' nonetheless spellbound by his keyboard and orchestral mastery. Birkin pays particular...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107005868
• ISBN13: 9781107005860
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 736 Pages
• Weight: 2.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.3" x 9.1"