Series |
Musical lives Musical lives. ^A389495
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Contents |
God and country -- Serving princes -- Italian opera at Esterháza -- My misfortune is that I live in the country -- London-Vienna-London -- Viennese composer, European composer -- Gone is all my strength. |
Abstract |
Presenting a fresh perspective on the life and work of Joseph Haydn, this biography probes the darker side of Haydn's personality, his commercial opportunism and double dealing, his penny-pinching and his troubled marriage. |
Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-242) and index. |
LCCN | 2008053622 |
ISBN | 9780521895743 (hardback : alk. paper) |
ISBN | 052189574X (hardback : alk. paper) |