Music in 1853: The Biography of a Year

by Hugh MacDonald and Hugh Macdonald

No one composer is at the centre of this fascinating story, but a larger picture emerges of a shift in musical scenery, from the world of the innocent Romanticism of Berlioz and Schumann to the more potent musical politics of Wagner, and of his antidote (as many saw him), Brahms.

Why 1853? For many leading composers this year brought far-reaching changes to their lives: Brahms emerged from obscurity to celebrity, Schumann ceased to be an active...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843837188
• ISBN13: 9781843837183
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.3"