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- catalog abstract ""Quoting extensively from his letters, Stephen Studd presents an accurate and balanced account of Saint-Saens's life and work, placing him in the context of nineteenth-century French music."--BOOK JACKET. "The child prodigy became the eternal scholar who, besides being a prolific composer, was also one of the greatest organists of his day, a touring pianist of awesome technique, the producer of scholarly editions of other composers works, a contributor to a variety of newspapers and journals, a writer on literature, philosophy and the sciences - especially astronomy - as well as music, a poet and a playwright, and an inveterate traveller Feted by royalty and a member of the Legion d'Honneur, he had the rare distinction - for a musician - of being alive to see the unveiling of a statue of himself."--Jacket. "The often violent extremes of opinion which he aroused in others created a legacy of prejudices and assumptions which has for three-quarters of a century remained largely unchallenged and has militated against a more sober assessment of his music and its place in musical history."--BOOK JACKET. "Stephen Studd's biography offers just such an assessment. Together with an extensive bibliography, appendices with selections from the composer's essays and poetry, and an up-to-date discography of the ever-growing number of recordings, this biography is much needed and timely."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11204539.
- catalog created "1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1999.".
- catalog description ""Quoting extensively from his letters, Stephen Studd presents an accurate and balanced account of Saint-Saens's life and work, placing him in the context of nineteenth-century French music."--BOOK JACKET. "The child prodigy became the eternal scholar who, besides being a prolific composer, was also one of the greatest organists of his day, a touring pianist of awesome technique, the producer of scholarly editions of other composers works, a contributor to a variety of newspapers and journals, a writer on literature, philosophy and the sciences - especially astronomy - as well as music, a poet and a playwright, and an inveterate traveller Feted by royalty and a member of the Legion d'Honneur, he had the rare distinction - for a musician - of being alive to see the unveiling of a statue of himself."--Jacket.".
- catalog description ""The often violent extremes of opinion which he aroused in others created a legacy of prejudices and assumptions which has for three-quarters of a century remained largely unchallenged and has militated against a more sober assessment of his music and its place in musical history."--BOOK JACKET. "Stephen Studd's biography offers just such an assessment. Together with an extensive bibliography, appendices with selections from the composer's essays and poetry, and an up-to-date discography of the ever-growing number of recordings, this biography is much needed and timely."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "I. Child Prodigy -- II. Student -- III. Organist -- IV. Teacher -- V. Pianist -- VI. Patriot -- VII. Symphonic Poet -- VIII. Husband and Father -- IX. The Immortal -- X. Man of the Theatre -- XI. The Travelling Philosopher -- XII. Reactionary and Royal Favourite -- XIII. Grand Old Man -- XIV. Patriot Again -- XV. World Weary -- XVI. The Legacy.".
- catalog description "Includes list of works, bibliographical references, discography, and index.".
- catalog extent "x, 356 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Saint-Saëns.".
- catalog identifier "0838638422 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Saint-Saëns.".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "London : Cygnus Arts ; Madison [N.J.] : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press,".
- catalog relation "Saint-Saëns.".
- catalog spatial "France".
- catalog subject "780/.92 B 21".
- catalog subject "Composers France Biography.".
- catalog subject "ML410.S15 S78 1999".
- catalog subject "Saint-Saëns, Camille, 1835-1921.".
- catalog tableOfContents "I. Child Prodigy -- II. Student -- III. Organist -- IV. Teacher -- V. Pianist -- VI. Patriot -- VII. Symphonic Poet -- VIII. Husband and Father -- IX. The Immortal -- X. Man of the Theatre -- XI. The Travelling Philosopher -- XII. Reactionary and Royal Favourite -- XIII. Grand Old Man -- XIV. Patriot Again -- XV. World Weary -- XVI. The Legacy.".
- catalog title "Saint-Saëns : a critical biography / Stephen Studd.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "text".