Description
The landmark biography of the great Romantic composer, reissued for the 150th anniversary of his death.
About the Author
David Cairns was chief music critic of the Sunday Times from 1983 to 1992, having earlier been music critic and arts editor of the Spectator and a writer on the Evening Standard, Financial Times and New Statesman. He has been Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of California at Davis, a visiting scholar at the Getty Center and a visiting fellow of Merton College, Oxford. In 2013, in recognition of his services to French music, he was made Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.
Book Information
ISBN 9780141990668
Author David Cairns
Format Paperback
Page Count 944
Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Weight(grams) 639g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 40mm