Beloved Vision, The: A History Of Nineteenth Century Music

Description:"**A New Yorker "Best Book of the Year"** "An excellent work of history."The Wall Street Journal A rich and luminous biography of nineteenth century music. When one thinks of ';great' classical musicmusic with the most emotional resonance and timelessnesswe harken back to the nineteenth century and the Romantic tradition. We recall the sweet melody of a Schubert song, the heroine dying for love in an Italian opera, the swooning orchestration of a Tchaikovsky symphony. The emotional resonance of nineteenth century has moved generations muscians and resonated with countless listeners. It has inspired artists and writers. But no writer until how has adopted such a vividly insightful narrative approach as Stephen Walsh and he shows how there is more to Romantic music that meets the eyeand the ear. With authority, insight, and passion, The Beloved Vision, links the music history of this singular epoch to the ideas that lay behind Romanticism in all its manifestations.