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Otto Klemperer: His Life and Times, Volume I — 1885–1933

Peter Heyworth
Conductor biography, volume I · 1983 · English
Peter Heyworth. Otto Klemperer: His Life and Times, Volume I — 1885–1933. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1983.

This biography documents the career and artistic profile of Otto Klemperer, placing conducting practice, institutional appointments, repertoire, rehearsals, recordings and professional networks within a chronological life narrative. It is particularly useful for reconstructing how twentieth-century orchestral culture was shaped by individual conductors and by the ensembles, opera houses…

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Otto Klemperer: His Life and Times, Volume II — 1933–1973

Peter Heyworth; completed by John Lucas
Conductor biography, volume II · 1996 · English
Peter Heyworth; completed by John Lucas. Otto Klemperer: His Life and Times, Volume II — 1933–1973. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996.

This biography documents the career and artistic profile of Otto Klemperer, placing conducting practice, institutional appointments, repertoire, rehearsals, recordings and professional networks within a chronological life narrative. It is particularly useful for reconstructing how twentieth-century orchestral culture was shaped by individual conductors and by the ensembles, opera houses…

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Henry Purcell, 1659–1695: His Life and Times

Franklin B. Zimmerman
Documentary biography / composer study · 1983 · English
Franklin B. Zimmerman. Henry Purcell, 1659–1695: His Life and Times. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1983.

This dossier identifies Henry Purcell, 1659–1695: His Life and Times by Franklin B. Zimmerman as a distinct research source for Baroque music. It places the work within scholarship on the composer, repertory and institutions concerned while indexing title and author variants so that the record remains discoverable even…

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Arcangelo Corelli: New Orpheus of Our Times

Peter Allsop
Composer biography / instrumental music · 1999 · English
Peter Allsop. Arcangelo Corelli: New Orpheus of Our Times. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999.

This dossier identifies Arcangelo Corelli: New Orpheus of Our Times by Peter Allsop as a distinct research source for Baroque music. It places the work within scholarship on the composer, repertory and institutions concerned while indexing title and author variants so that the record remains discoverable even when…

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Massenet: A Chronicle of His Life and Times

Demar Irvine
Composer biography / opera history · English
Demar Irvine. Massenet: A Chronicle of His Life and Times.

A curated dossier for Massenet: A Chronicle of His Life and Times by Demar Irvine. The work is included for its direct relevance to opera history, vocal interpretation, repertory, or the biography of major operatic figures. The record is designed to make the book discoverable through both personal…

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Verdi: His Music, Life and Times

George Whitney Martin
Composer biography / opera history · English
George Whitney Martin. Verdi: His Music, Life and Times.

A curated dossier for Verdi: His Music, Life and Times by George Whitney Martin, selected for its direct relevance to opera history and the biography or analysis of major operatic repertory.

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Arturo Toscanini: The NBC Years

Mortimer H. Frank
Biography / broadcast and recording history · 2002 · English
Mortimer H. Frank. Arturo Toscanini: The NBC Years. Portland, Oregon: Amadeus Press, 2002.

Arturo Toscanini: The NBC Years is a substantial biographical or documentary resource concerning Arturo Toscanini. The dossier identifies the work by author and subject and places it within the history of performance, composition, institutions, repertory and reception where relevant. It is especially useful for distinguishing primary testimony, later…

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Mendelssohn, Time and Memory The Romantic Conception of Cyclic Form

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Book / Essay related to Felix Mendelssohn.

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