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Title: Albert Roussel, a Study: Music Book Index



Size
Length:        150 Pages
Height:         80
Width:          630
Weight:        90


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   A slim but valuable resource.
This book was written in 1947 for the tenth anniversary of Roussel's death, and its age shows in several ways. For example, a number of works weren't available to Demuth for one reason or another, or he had seen only piano reductions. More importantly, Demuth's judgments about certain works have simply not been borne out by the history of the last 50 years. The opera Padmavati is not on a par with Wagner. The orchestral suite Evocations is not as important as a Beethoven symphony.

Despite this, there is much of interest here. It is the best English-language source of biographical information, for example. Furthermore, Demuth is thorough and entertaining, making this second only to Basil Deane's biography for those who do not read French.

But most of all, for those of us who love Roussel and feel he is underrated, seeing him compared to Beethoven and Wagner is an indescribable thrill
(03/18/1997)



Book Details Summary: The title of this book is Albert Roussel, a Study: Music Book Index and it was written by Norman Demuth. This edition of Albert Roussel, a Study: Music Book Index is in a Library Binding format. This books publish date is March 1993 and it has a suggested retail price of $69.00. There are 150 pages in the book and it was published by Reprint Services Corporation. The 10 digit ISBN is 078129617X and the 13 digit ISBN is 9780781296175. For the most current lowest price, Click Here.