{"product_id":"the-symphony-a-listeners-guide-paperback","title":"The Symphony: A Listener's Guide - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Steinberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnriched by biographical detail, historical background, musical examples, and many finely nuanced observations, this volume is a treasury of insight and information. Readers will find illuminating discussion of the complete symphonies of Beethoven, Schumann, Brahms, Sibelius, and Mahler, as\u003cbr\u003ewell as of the most loved symphonic works of Schubert, Bruckner, Dvorak, Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, and others. We learn how to listen more sharply for Haydn's humor, to Mozart's singular combination of pathos with grace, and to the evolution of Beethoven's musical ideas in his nine symphonies. This\u003cbr\u003eremarkable range and variety of composers are illuminated by Steinberg's deft, inviting, and intensely personal essays, which give such a vivid portrait of each composer's personality that the reader gets an immediate sense of how the work is a direct expression of the person from whose soul and\u003cbr\u003ebrain it has sprung.\u003cbr\u003eTracing the ways in which composers have dealt with the musical challenges that have engaged them throughout the centuries, Steinberg takes us through the revolutions of expression, sound, and form that have shaped the symphony's remarkable history. Whether beginners or veterans, music lovers will\u003cbr\u003elisten to the symphony with enlivened interest and deeper understanding with Steinberg's masterful guide in hand.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Steinberg\u003c\/strong\u003e is the program annotator of the San Francisco Symphony and the New York Philharmonic and earlier served the Boston Symphony in the same capacity. He has been on the faculty of the Manhattan School of Music and the New England Conservatory, has lectured and taught widely in America and Europe, and was the music critic for \u003cem\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e for twelve years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 704\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.94 x 9.22 x 6.19 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 10, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42684758851647,"sku":"9780195126655","price":84.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/07ac6c042bdb8015a9a73f7b5fa7919f_5e8dae52-5c11-4f49-a791-54eea8ab6375.webp?v=1764968534","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-symphony-a-listeners-guide-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}