Schubert

Byrne, Bodley, Lorrain

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An insightful biography of the great composer, revealing Schubert’s complex and fascinating private life alongside his musical genius

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Publish Date: 04/07/2023

Description

An insightful biography of the great composer, revealing Schubert’s complex and fascinating private life alongside his musical genius
 
Brilliant, short-lived, incredibly prolific-Schubert is one of the most intriguing figures in music history. While his music attracts a wide audience, much of his private life remains shrouded in mystery, and significant portions of his work have been overlooked.
 
In this major new biography, Lorraine Byrne Bodley takes a detailed look into Schubert’s life, from his early years at the Stadtkonvikt to the harrowing battle with syphilis that led to his death at the age of thirty-one. Drawing on extensive archival research in Vienna and the Czech Republic, and reconsidering the meaning of some of his best-known works, Bodley provides a fuller account than ever before of Schubert’s extraordinary achievement and incredible courage. This is a compelling new portrait of one of the most beloved composers of the nineteenth century.

Additional information

Weight 1098 g
Dimensions 235 × 152 × 47 mm
Author

Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Hardback

Pages

736

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

780.92 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K