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The Master Musicians Schubert by John Reed
Schubert has always proved elusive the biographers, many of whom have found virtually no connection between the histroical figure portrayed in contemporary documents and the great composer of the mature symphonies and chamber music. The book described Schubert’s rise from obscure origins to a position of eminence in the musical life of Vienna; the despair which followed his serious illness and the collapse of his operatic hopes in 1823; and the social and political disenchantment which characterised this last years. Against this darkenting background John Reed sees the great vocal and instrumental materpieces of 1823 to 1828 as the supreme expression of the poetic spirit in music.
Spine is in tact with dust jacket
Publisher Westbridge Books
Hardback book
Publication 1987