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9780521222266 0521222265 A highly political play, "Coriolanus" concerns a military hero of ancient Rome who attempts to shift from his career as a general to become a candidate for public office--a disastrous move that leads to his collaborating with the enemy and heading an attack on Rome. Despite his battlefield confidence and accomplishments, Coriolanus proves psychologically ill-suited as a candidate for the office of consul and makes an easy scapegoat for the restless citizenry and his political opponents. The last of Shakespeare's tragedies, "Coriolanus" was written in approximately 1608 and derived from Plutarch's "Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans." A timeless tale of pride, revenge, and political chicanery, it remains ever-relevant for modern readers and audiences., Classical Classics is a compilation of CD reviews and fascinating facts relating to the composers and musicians on those CDs. This book does not spend any time on lesser recordings, but you really don't need that information anyway. What you want to know is, "What's the best music available and who made the best recording of that music?" Those are the questions Classical Classics answers, and it does so for over 120 albums. In simple, understandable language this book will tell you which recordings are the best and why they are. In addition, you'll get some captivating information about the composers and musicians on those recordings, as well as the stories behind the music itself. To top it off, Classical Classics includes several irreverent yet accurate biographies of some of history's great composers. If you're lucky enough to have your classical music collection completed, you'll still want this book for the intriguing details it provides involving each composer, musician, conductor, and orchestra. Let's face facts, these are some of the most brilliant and unconventional characters in history; some of their accomplishments and quirks are incredible. On that level, Classical Classics reads like a novel. As a reference for buying CDs, this book could become your Bible. Whether you're a longtime classical aficionado or a relative tyro, or whether you have a doctorate in music or don't know a quarter-note from a quarter-horse, Classical Classics will clear up all the fog when it comes to buying classical CDs. Along with reliable CD recommendations, Classical Classics provides you the stories behind the music, the composers, and the people who made the recordings. For example, you'll read about: -The legends behind the Moonlight Sonata. -The world-class conductor who hated to conduct. -The pianist who absentmindedly hummed along while playing...in the recording studio -The pianist who got up off his deathbed to perform a final recital. -The composer who would agonize for years before releasing a composition. -The composer who loved to compose but hated writing down the music. -The composer who could compose one movement in his head while writing down another. -The composer who wrote 80 years worth of music but only lived to age 65. -The composer who wrote over 2,000 major pieces. -The composer who wrote a set of pieces, one in every conceivable key, sharp/flat, and major/minor combination. -The orchestra who recorded an average of an album a week for 40 years. -The orchestra who recorded classical music as well as some written by Jimi Hendrix. Classical Classics is the book for starting or expanding your classical music library, or for expanding your knowledge of classical music in general., Lively, instructive access to Shakespeare's rich and complex works., This generously annotated edition of Coriolanus offers a thorough reconsideration of Shakespeare's remarkable, and probably his last, tragedy. A substantial introduction situates the play within its contemporary social and political contexts and presents a fresh account of how the protagonist's personal tragedy evolves within Shakespeare's most searching exploration of the political life of a community. The edition is alert throughout to the play's theatrical potential, while the stage history also attends to the politics of performance from the 1680s to the 1990s, including European productions following the Second World War.
9780521222266 0521222265 A highly political play, "Coriolanus" concerns a military hero of ancient Rome who attempts to shift from his career as a general to become a candidate for public office--a disastrous move that leads to his collaborating with the enemy and heading an attack on Rome. Despite his battlefield confidence and accomplishments, Coriolanus proves psychologically ill-suited as a candidate for the office of consul and makes an easy scapegoat for the restless citizenry and his political opponents. The last of Shakespeare's tragedies, "Coriolanus" was written in approximately 1608 and derived from Plutarch's "Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans." A timeless tale of pride, revenge, and political chicanery, it remains ever-relevant for modern readers and audiences., Classical Classics is a compilation of CD reviews and fascinating facts relating to the composers and musicians on those CDs. This book does not spend any time on lesser recordings, but you really don't need that information anyway. What you want to know is, "What's the best music available and who made the best recording of that music?" Those are the questions Classical Classics answers, and it does so for over 120 albums. In simple, understandable language this book will tell you which recordings are the best and why they are. In addition, you'll get some captivating information about the composers and musicians on those recordings, as well as the stories behind the music itself. To top it off, Classical Classics includes several irreverent yet accurate biographies of some of history's great composers. If you're lucky enough to have your classical music collection completed, you'll still want this book for the intriguing details it provides involving each composer, musician, conductor, and orchestra. Let's face facts, these are some of the most brilliant and unconventional characters in history; some of their accomplishments and quirks are incredible. On that level, Classical Classics reads like a novel. As a reference for buying CDs, this book could become your Bible. Whether you're a longtime classical aficionado or a relative tyro, or whether you have a doctorate in music or don't know a quarter-note from a quarter-horse, Classical Classics will clear up all the fog when it comes to buying classical CDs. Along with reliable CD recommendations, Classical Classics provides you the stories behind the music, the composers, and the people who made the recordings. For example, you'll read about: -The legends behind the Moonlight Sonata. -The world-class conductor who hated to conduct. -The pianist who absentmindedly hummed along while playing...in the recording studio -The pianist who got up off his deathbed to perform a final recital. -The composer who would agonize for years before releasing a composition. -The composer who loved to compose but hated writing down the music. -The composer who could compose one movement in his head while writing down another. -The composer who wrote 80 years worth of music but only lived to age 65. -The composer who wrote over 2,000 major pieces. -The composer who wrote a set of pieces, one in every conceivable key, sharp/flat, and major/minor combination. -The orchestra who recorded an average of an album a week for 40 years. -The orchestra who recorded classical music as well as some written by Jimi Hendrix. Classical Classics is the book for starting or expanding your classical music library, or for expanding your knowledge of classical music in general., Lively, instructive access to Shakespeare's rich and complex works., This generously annotated edition of Coriolanus offers a thorough reconsideration of Shakespeare's remarkable, and probably his last, tragedy. A substantial introduction situates the play within its contemporary social and political contexts and presents a fresh account of how the protagonist's personal tragedy evolves within Shakespeare's most searching exploration of the political life of a community. The edition is alert throughout to the play's theatrical potential, while the stage history also attends to the politics of performance from the 1680s to the 1990s, including European productions following the Second World War.