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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-100193132044
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Book TitleVerdi : a Biography
Number of Pages972 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1993
TopicGeneral, Genres & Styles / Opera
IllustratorYes
GenreMusic, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorMary Jane Phillips-Matz
FormatHardcover
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Item Height2.3 in
Item Weight55 Oz
Item Length9.5 in
Item Width6.4 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN92-037841
Dewey Edition20
Reviews'No one has probed more deeply into the life of Giuseppe Verdi than Mary Jane Phillips-Matz ... a monumental work that eclipses all previous biographies of the Italian composer ... Through her painstaking scholarship, Phillips-Matz reveals a new Verdi, more complicated and troubling but stilladmirable ... Phillips-Matz provides much more than scandal. She fashions a sober, balanced portrait of the great composer.'Courier Post, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, 'This thorough depiction of the life of Giuseppe Verdi ... displays the scholarship and relentless attention to detail that are the fruits of a lifetime's study ... Patriotic biographers are among those who glossed over episodes which they feared might diminish his stature. A large part ofMiss Phillips-Matz's achievement is to have put the record straight ... There is nothing showy or sensational about the scholarship displayed here, just immense knowledge of the subject.'The Economist, 'magisterial new biography ... She won access to many documents that werenot available to previous scholars; she also spent years gathering evidence noprevious scholar has had the patience or the diligence to explore ... she hasmastered not only the detail of Verdi's life but its context to a degree reachedby no previous biographer, including the Italian ones ... What it does do isenlarge our understanding of the man Verdi by separating fact from fiction -Verdi's origins were less humble than he liked to claim - and by casting thelights and shadows in different places ... All of this Phillips-Matz traces witha sympathy that never influences the rigor of her investigations: all of it sherelates in a degree of detail that never becomes numbing because she hasmastered it so completely. One can pay her the highest tribute a biographer canearn: She never loses her perspective'The Boston Globe, 'In fact, large parts of this weighty tome, while far more elegantly written, contain as much dynamite as any tabloid newspaper today ... Phillips-Matz's research is meticulous, her documentation painstaking, and no one could doubt the absolute integrity of this biographer ... compulsivelyreadable.'Opera Now, 'We have here the story of a humane and loving but also vengeful, stubbornand egocentric genius, told by an earnest ... scholar. Walker's judgementholds: Verdi remains an enigma. But we have been given the biographicalevidence through which the enigma may be explored.'Tablet, 'magisterial new biography ... She won access to many documents that were not available to previous scholars; she also spent years gathering evidence no previous scholar has had the patience or the diligence to explore ... she has mastered not only the detail of Verdi's life but its context toa degree reached by no previous biographer, including the Italian ones ... What it does do is enlarge our understanding of the man Verdi by separating fact from fiction - Verdi's origins were less humble than he liked to claim - and by casting the lights and shadows in different places ... All ofthis Phillips-Matz traces with a sympathy that never influences the rigor of her investigations: all of it she relates in a degree of detail that never becomes numbing because she has mastered it so completely. One can pay her the highest tribute a biographer can earn: She never loses herperspective'The Boston Globe, 'monumental biography. ... She knows the land intimately, evoking it with such loving detail that we come to know not only every inch of verdi's substantial estate at sant'Agata, but also the lives of the peasants who worked it. ... This is a handsome book, enjoyable to read, with its materialwell organised and effectively laid out.'New Statesman and Society, "This is essential reading for all lovers of Verdi. Highly recommended." Opera Canada (September 1994), 'We have here the story of a humane and loving but also vengeful, stubborn and egocentric genius, told by an earnest ... scholar. Walker's judgement holds: Verdi remains an enigma. But we have been given the biographical evidence through which the enigma may be explored.'Tablet, 'monumental biography. ... She knows the land intimately, evoking it withsuch loving detail that we come to know not only every inch of verdi'ssubstantial estate at sant'Agata, but also the lives of the peasants who workedit. ... This is a handsome book, enjoyable to read, with its material wellorganised and effectively laid out.'New Statesman and Society, 'Phillips-Matz has concentrated on the real life Verdi led, which kept close to home in more ways than one and therefore became far more complex and interesting than anyone ever knew before. She gives us the things that grounded Verdi, the particulars out of which he created a universal andlasting art.'The Boston Globe, 'No one has probed more deeply into the life of Giuseppe Verdi than MaryJane Phillips-Matz ... a monumental work that eclipses all previous biographiesof the Italian composer ... Through her painstaking scholarship, Phillips-Matzreveals a new Verdi, more complicated and troubling but still admirable ...Phillips-Matz provides much more than scandal. She fashions a sober, balancedportrait of the great composer.'Courier Post, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, 'a great deal more detailed than anything that has previously appeared in English. Its author has spent several years researching her subject most meticulously'BBC Music Magazine, 'an enormously detailed life of the composer ... She is shrewd and often persuasive .. this new biography contains more information about the facts of Verdi's life and the lives of those nearest and dearest to him than is to be discovered anywhere else'Charles Osborne, Musical Times, 'This thorough depiction of the life of Giuseppe Verdi ... displays thescholarship and relentless attention to detail that are the fruits of alifetime's study ... Patriotic biographers are among those who glossed overepisodes which they feared might diminish his stature. A large part of MissPhillips-Matz's achievement is to have put the record straight ... There isnothing showy or sensational about the scholarship displayed here, just immenseknowledge of the subject.'The Economist, 'rewarding reading ... provacative account of the composer's life which has remained strangely shrouded in mystery. Phillips-Matz has launched herself into her portrait of Verdi armed with years of incredibly thorough research'Classical Music, 'Phillips-Matz has concentrated on the real life Verdi led, which keptclose to home in more ways than one and therefore became far more complex andinteresting than anyone ever knew before. She gives us the things that groundedVerdi, the particulars out of which he created a universal and lasting art.'The Boston Globe, "This is essential reading for all lovers of Verdi. Highly recommended."Opera Canada (September 1994), 'rewarding reading ... provacative account of the composer's life whichhas remained strangely shrouded in mystery. Phillips-Matz has launched herselfinto her portrait of Verdi armed with years of incredibly thorough research'Classical Music, 'In fact, large parts of this weighty tome, while far more elegantlywritten, contain as much dynamite as any tabloid newspaper today ...Phillips-Matz's research is meticulous, her documentation painstaking, and noone could doubt the absolute integrity of this biographer ... compulsivelyreadable.'Opera Now, 'a great deal more detailed than anything that has previously appeared inEnglish. Its author has spent several years researching her subject mostmeticulously'BBC Music Magazine, 'an enormously detailed life of the composer ... She is shrewd and oftenpersuasive .. this new biography contains more information about the facts ofVerdi's life and the lives of those nearest and dearest to him than is to bediscovered anywhere else'Charles Osborne, Musical Times
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SynopsisTap the full development potential of the newest edition of Microsoft Project in the A-Z dictionary of macro keywords for the built-in VBA language. Here is a handy way to gain access to Project's built-in programming language, which enables the power user to use Project as a custom-application development tool., On October 9, 1813, in the small town of Roncole, Italy, a baby by the name of Giuseppe Verdi was born. Little did his parents know that this child, born in the auspicious week of the Feast of San Donnino, would grow up to be not only a national hero of Italy, but also one of the most successful composers of all time. Many books have been written about Verdi's music, yet few have sufficiently covered Verdi the man. Now, in Verdi: A Biography Mary Jane Phillips-Matz brings us the result of more than thirty years' research on the life of this colossus of Italy. Drawing on numerous original documents provided by Verdi's descendants, the Carrara-Verdi family, this long awaited biography presents a reexamination of Verdi's life not only as a composer, but as a philanthropist and son of Italy. Matz places Verdi against a backdrop of a century of fierce Italian nationalism that dictated that not only musical, but political considerations permeate his life and work. As Phillips-Matz writes, in Verdi's music, in the patriotic phrases of his librettos, "nationalism found a voice that aroused Italians to the cause of the Patria." In fact, Verdi's stature as a cultural icon rose to such heights that in 1861, he was pressured to serve on the First Parliament of Italy. As his close friend Carlos Cavour wrote, Verdi's membership would lend great dignity to the Parliament both in and beyond Italy and thus further the efforts of the national party in its fight for independence. Here too is a glimpse into the personal life of Verdi--his turbulent relationships with his friends and family, his dedication to his music, his passion for his country. In defense of his second wife, former soprano Giuseppina Strepponi--shunned by his family for her tarnished reputation--Verdi obtained a legal separation from his parents and for a time withdrew from public life to ensure their privacy. In protest over the Teatro La Fenice's poor choice of a soprano for La Traviata (1853), Verdi threatened to defect from the project ("I have no faith whatsoever that it will succeed, and--on the contrary--it will be a complete fiasco"). And in the midst of the Austro-Prussian war of 1866, in which the very freedom of Italy was at stake, Verdi, objecting to France's support of Austria, asked to be released from his contract to finish Don Carlos for the Paris Opera (the opera house, however, did not think war a good enough excuse). Upon his death in 1901 there were scenes of national mourning for the man whose actions had become a model, and music an inspiration to all of Italy. With an eloquent foreword by Andrew Porter, Verdi: A Biography brilliantly illuminates the life of the composer, patriot, and philanthropist who not only created the operas that would prosper generations after the artist, but who also emboldened the cultural pride of a country fighting for its freedom., On October 9, 1813, in the small town of Roncole, Italy, a baby by the name of Giuseppe Verdi was born. Little did his parents know that this child, born in the auspicious week of the Feast of San Donnino, would grow up to be not only a national hero of Italy, but also one of the most successful composers of all time. Many books have been written about Verdi's music, yet few have sufficiently covered Verdi the man. Now, in Verdi: A Biography Mary Jane Phillips-Matz brings us the result of more than thirty years' research on the life of this colossus of Italy. Drawing on numerous original documents provided by Verdi's descendants, the Carrara-Verdi family, this long awaited biography presents a reexamination of Verdi's life not only as a composer, but as a philanthropist and son of Italy. Matz places Verdi against a backdrop of a century of fierce Italian nationalism that dictated that not only musical, but political considerations permeate his life and work. As Phillips-Matz writes, in Verdi's music, in the patriotic phrases of his librettos, "nationalism found a voice that aroused Italians to the cause of the Patria ." In fact, Verdi's stature as a cultural icon rose to such heights that in 1861, he was pressured to serve on the First Parliament of Italy. As his close friend Carlos Cavour wrote, Verdi's membership would lend great dignity to the Parliament both in and beyond Italy and thus further the efforts of the national party in its fight for independence. Here too is a glimpse into the personal life of Verdi--his turbulent relationships with his friends and family, his dedication to his music, his passion for his country. In defense of his second wife, former soprano Giuseppina Strepponi--shunned by his family for her tarnished reputation--Verdi obtained a legal separation from his parents and for a time withdrew from public life to ensure their privacy. In protest over the Teatro La Fenice's poor choice of a soprano for La Traviata (1853), Verdi threatened to defect from the project ("I have no faith whatsoever that it will succeed, and--on the contrary--it will be a complete fiasco"). And in the midst of the Austro-Prussian war of 1866, in which the very freedom of Italy was at stake, Verdi, objecting to France's support of Austria, asked to be released from his contract to finish Don Carlos for the Paris Opera (the opera house, however, did not think war a good enough excuse). Upon his death in 1901 there were scenes of national mourning for the man whose actions had become a model, and music an inspiration to all of Italy. With an eloquent foreword by Andrew Porter, Verdi: A Biography brilliantly illuminates the life of the composer, patriot, and philanthropist who not only created the operas that would prosper generations after the artist, but who also emboldened the cultural pride of a country fighting for its freedom., Thirty years have passed since the last edition of this volume was published. Since then, many advances have occurred in the field of environmental physiology. Established areas of research have been expanded by the application of new concepts and the use of more modern tools, while other areas, then in their infancy, have developed into important subjects of current research. The latter include, for example, research in the physiological adaptations and acclimations to underwater and space environments, to microorganisms responsible for acute inflammatory diseases, and to psychosocial stress. All of the chapters in this book were written by international investigators noted for their individual contributions to the areas that they cover. The focus of their presentations addresses the regulatory mechanisms of the physiological responses to the many factors constituting the external environment. Each contribution has been subjected to a rigorous review process in order to ensure its relevance and timeliness. At the same time, innovative and even controversial interpretations were not rejected, so that the material in this volume represents the most up-to-date understanding of, and debate over, the physiological adaptation to the environment., Verdi is revealed as an energetic, rigorous composer of tireless creativity, as a national hero, and as an upright, austere man much loved by his family and friends. The first major biography of Verdi for a generation, Mary Jane Matz's new work studies one of the greatest, the most successful, and the longest-lived of all composers. Nearly a century after his death, many of his operas remain in the standard repertory, and some, such as Rigoletto, La Traviata, and Aida, are among the most popular of all operas. Drawing on a wide range of sources, this is an authoritative account of a long, vigorous, and varied life. The author captures the s complexities involved in the composition and production of Verdi's operas. She also explores his possessive love for his home region and his tireless devotion to his farmlands, and examines Verid's professional and personal relationships, particularly with Guiseppina Strepponi, his mistress and later his wife. The first major biography of Verdi for a generation, this is a fitting study of a great composer.
LC Classification NumberML410.V4P43 1993
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