#FRANZ SCHUBERT BIBLIOGRAPHY FULL#

The detail and research which is so evident throughout the book takes the reader to the heart of Schubert's world and is life in Vienna in the early years of the 19th century. Her biography is an intelligent, provocative and scrupulously researched attempt to make sense of the fragmentary mosaic of the composer's life ( Richard Wigmore, BBC Music Magazine, October 1996)Įlizabeth Norman McKay has created a biography of amazing proportions. ( Matias Tarnopolsky, The Literary Review)Īn admirable, no-nonsense book which eschews detailed musical analysis in favour of an easy to read account of Schubert's troubled life ( The Express) a fresh look at his impact on the Romantic era and beyond, and a welcome re-evaluation of Schubert in the two centuries since his birth. By the end of the book, Schubert has ceased to be a remote figure. Further weight is added with McKay's enthralling account of his determination and resilience in the painful, final stages of his life.

#FRANZ SCHUBERT BIBLIOGRAPHY FULL#

McKay's biography is full of poignant recollections. Her book explores in geat depth and fascinating detail almost every facet of Schubert's life. This is an important book, which strips away sentimental falsehoods. Presents a Schubert far removed from the popular idea of the blithe, easy-going songmaker. will profit from McKay's book and refer to it frequently. The book's well-organized index of names and subjects will make it a compact and useful reference tool for nonspecialist and specialist alike. She has provided a highly readable narrative of Schubert's life that collects in readily usable form current evidence, knowledge, and opinion about Schubert's life. McKay has done the English-language musical world a considerable service. it may well be where most musicians and general readers wish to start their exploration of Schubert's life. Probably the book's greatest contribution is to offer the nonspecialist, English-language reader ready access to the most up-to-date scholarly work on him. ( Peter Branscombe Austrian Studies 10)Ī readable and current account of the composer's life. there is a wealth of fascinating, often unfamiliar information to absorb this is a sane, humane, sympathetic and readable book. She has been very thorough in assessing the virtues and failings of earlier studies. An eminently recommendable account of the vicissitudes of what must be the shortest and yet most productive of all musicians' careers.

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