BIOGRAPHIES OF MUSICIANS.
LIFE OF LISZT. With Portrait.
LIFE OF HAYDN. With Portrait.
LIFE OF MOZART. With Portrait.
LIFE OF WAGNER. With Portrait.
LIFE OF BEETHOVEN. With Portrait.
From the German of Dr. Louis Nohl.
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The same, in neat box, per set 3.75
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Of the "Life of Liszt," the Herald (Boston) says: "It is written in great simplicity and perfect taste, and is wholly successful in all that it undertakes to portray."
Of the "Life of Haydn," the Gazette (Boston) says: "No fuller history of Haydn's career, the society in which he moved, and of his personal life can be found than is given in this work."
Of the "Life of Mozart," the Standard says: "Mozart supplies a fascinating subject for biographical treatment. He lives in these pages somewhat as the world saw him, from his marvellous boyhood till his untimely death."
Of the "Life of Wagner," the American (Baltimore) says: "It gives in vigorous outlines those events of the life of the tone poet which exercised the greatest influences upon his artistic career.... It is a story of a strange life devoted to lofty aims."
Of the "Life of Beethoven," the National Journal of Education says: "Beethoven was great and noble as a man, and his artistic creations were in harmony with his great nature. The story of his life, outlined in this volume, is of the deepest interest."
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MUSIC-STUDY IN GERMANY. By Amy Fay. Eighth edition. 12mo, 352 pages. Price, $1.25.
"One of the brightest small books we have seen is Amy Fay's 'Music-Study in Germany.' These letters were written home by a young lady who went to Germany to perfect her piano-playing. They are full of simple, artless, yet sharp and intelligent sayings concerning the ways and tastes of the fatherland.... Her observation is close and accurate, and the sketches of Tausig, Liszt, and other musical celebrities are capitally done."--Christian Advocate (New York).
"It is bright and entertaining, being filled with descriptions, opinions, and facts in regard to the many distinguished musicians and artists of the present day. A little insight into the home life of the German people is presented to the reader, and the atmosphere of art seems to give a brightness and worth to the picture, which imparts pleasure with the interest it creates."--Dwight's Journal of Music.
"The intrinsic value of the work is great; its simplicity, its minute details, its freedom from every kind of affectation, constitute in themselves most admirable qualities. The remarkably intimate and open picture we get of Liszt surpasses any picture of him heretofore afforded. It is a charming picture, strong, simple, gracious, noble, and sincere."--Times (Chicago).
"In delicacy of touch, vivacity and ease of expression, and general charm of style, these letters are models in their way. The pictures which she gives of the various masters under whom she studied have the value that all such representations possess when they are drawn from life and with fidelity."--Graphic (New York).
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