Music and Philosophy Volume One: Legend of a Musical City, Schoenberg and His School, and Shostakovich
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In Legend of a Musical City: The Story of Vienna, renowned Austrian music critic Max Graf shares his recollections of life with Anton Bruckner, Gustav Mahler, Johannes Brahms, Richard Strauss, Arnold Schoenberg, and other immortals of the music world. Bringing to life several iconic composers as well as the city of Vienna itself, Graf recounts a charming, personal, and highly educational story of Austria's musical legacy.
In Schoenberg and His School, noted composer, conductor, and music theorist René Leibowitz offers an authoritative analysis of Schoenberg's groundbreaking contributions to composition theory and Western polyphony. In addition to detailing his subject's major works, Leibowitz also explores Schoenberg's impact on the works of his two great disciples, Alban Berg and Anton Webern.
In Shostakovich: The Man and His Work, Ivan Martynov presents a compelling and intimate biography of this pioneering legend. Martynov draws on extensive research, including interviews and conversations with Shostakovich himself, as well as his own expertise in the field of musicology.About the author
René Leibowitz was a French composer, conductor, music theorist, and teacher. He began studying the violin during his youth and performed recitals in Warsaw, Prague, Vienna, and Berlin. His love for music continued into his adulthood as he studied composition with Arnold Schoenberg and Anton Webern. During this time, he began to conduct and made his official debut as a conductor in 1937. However, his career was put on hold during World War I, so he spent his time writing several books about music and the techniques he learned at the Schoenberg school. Today, Leibowitz is most notable for promoting Schoenberg's twelve-tone method of composition. He died in Paris, France, in 1972.
Ivan Martynov was a Russian Jesuit priest who was appointed at the Saints Cyril and Methodius Society to bring to light the Russian and Slavic religious and historical heritage. He became involved in religious journalism and archaeology while writing in French journals and keeping people informed about Russian scientific and literary life. In 1866, he founded the Slavic Library, which later became the richest library in Western Europe. Martynov died in Cannes, France, in 1894.
