Gioacchino Rossini, the reluctant hero / Alan Kendall
1992, First Edition. London : Victor Gollancz. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #398735
ISBN: 0575051787
Physical description; 276 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm. Notes; "Catalogue of Rossini's works": pages 241-253. Includes bibliographical references (pages 254-261) and index. Contents; The genius takes wing -- Failures and successes -- Triumph in Venice -- The lure of the south: Naples and Rome -- Years of industry -- The god of harmony -- Triumph and farewell -- The return to Italy -- Bologna and the end of an era -- Paris and the sins of old age -- The last mortal sin -- Epilogue -- Catalogue of Rossini's works. Subjects; Rossini, Gioacchino 1792-1868. Composers ; Biography. Composers, Italian - 19th century. Operas. Italy. Biography.
Price: €14.95