Aus Moscheles' Leben. Nach Briefen und Tagebüchern Herausgegeben von Seiner Frau.

MOSCHELES, Ignaz & Charlotte:

Verlag: Leipzig: Verlag von Duncker & Humblot -73 First edition, 1872

Beschreibung

2 volumes, 8vo., [iv, 320pp.] + [iv, 364pp.], photogravure frontispiece of Ignaz Moscheles to volume 1, occasional light scattered spotting to endpapers, marbled endpapers, top edges blocked in gilt, bound in contemporary dark green half calf over marbled boards, gilt decorated spines in compartments with raised bands. A generally VG+ set lightly rubbed on some extremities in attractive bindings. Isaac Ignaz Moscheles (1794 1870) was a cosmopolitan virtuoso whose long career spanned the greatest period in the development of the piano, from Beethoven to Liszt. Stemming from the German-speaking Jewish community of Prague, he emerged as a new star at the age of fourteen, when he played a piano concerto of his own in public. Soon he embarked on a career as a freelance musician in Vienna. In a short time he became well known throughout Europe. In 1821 he paid his first visit to London, which became his home for more than twenty years. In 1846 Mendelssohn, his intimate friend and colleague, appointed him the principal teacher of piano at the recently formed Leipzig Conservatorium. There he passed on his knowledge and vast experience to a new generation. Much of what is known about Moscheles's life is derived from this biography, with selections from his diaries and correspondence, written after his death by his wife, Charlotte, and published in Leipzig, Germany in 1872. The book also gives lively portraits of his era and of his musical contemporaries. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 3930

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Titel: Aus Moscheles' Leben. Nach Briefen und ...

Verlag: Leipzig: Verlag von Duncker & Humblot -73 First edition

Erscheinungsdatum: 1872

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Very Good

Auflage: 1st Edition