Elgar as I Knew Him (Oxford paperbacks) - Softcover

Reed, William H.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0192822578 ISBN 13: 9780192822574

Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks, 1989

Synopsis

William Reed, former Leader of the London Symphony Orchestra and one of Elgar's closest friends from 1910 until his death, was first encouraged to write this biography by George Bernard Shaw. The result is an informal and spontaneous portrait of the classical composer's personality and working methods, through his years of composing the Second Symphony, "Falstaff" and the vioin and cello concertos. Reed provides his own interpretations of Elgar's music and a section which contains 42 full-page reproductions of all the coherent sketches for the Third Symphony, including a careful analysis of the projected work, movement by movement.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0192822578
• ISBN 13: 9780192822574
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224