Handel | Hartmann | Haydn | Henze | Herrmann | Hindemith | Holst | Horowitz

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George Frideric Handel

Handel, Christopher Hogwood. Thames & Hudson. 1996. ISBN 0500274983 (paperback)

The New Grove Handel, Winton Dean, Anthony Hicks. W.W. Norton & Company. 1997. ISBN 0393303586 (paperback)

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Karl Amadeus Hartmann

Hindemith, Hartmann and Henze, Guy Rickards. Phaidon Press. 1995. ISBN 0714831743 (paperback)

Three portraits of influential German musicians of the 20^th century, apparently brought together as a result of their common opposition to Nazism. Hindemith, although not particularly avant-garde in his idiom, became identified in the minds of the Nazi leaders with certain cultural trends they despised and was forced by them to flee to America. Hartmann, fortunate in his wife's wealth, led a reclusive life during the Nazi period, emerging to growing popularity in postwar Germany. The author's greatest admiration, however, which is as much political as musical, seems to be reserved for the less well-known Henze. This portion of the book will be enjoyed primarily by those already convinced of the worth of Henze's output and politics.

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Franz Joseph Haydn

Haydn, The Early Years 1732-1765 (Chronicle and Works Volume 1), H. C. Robbins Landon. Thames & Hudson. 1995. ISBN 0500011699 (paperback)

Haydn at Esterhaza 1766-1790 (Chronicle and Works Volume 2), H. C. Robbins Landon. Thames & Hudson. 1995. ISBN 0500011680 (hardcover)

Haydn in England 1791-1795 (Chronicle and Works Volume 3), H. C. Robbins Landon. Thames & Hudson. 1995. ISBN 0500011648 (hardcover)

Haydn, The Years of "The Creation" 1796-1800 (Chronicle and Works Volume 4), H. C. Robbins Landon. Thames & Hudson. 1995. ISBN 0500011664 (hardcover)

Haydn, The Late Years 1801-1809 (Chronicle and Works Volume 5), H. C. Robbins Landon. Thames & Hudson. 1995. ISBN 0500011672 (hardcover)

Mozart and Haydn in London, Carl Ferdinand Pohl. Da Capo Press. 1970. ISBN 0306700247 (hardcover)

Haydn and His World, Elaine Sisman (Editor). Princeton University Press. 1997. ISBN 0691057990 (paperback)

The New Grove Haydn, Jens Peter Larsen, Georg Feder. W.W. Norton & Company. 1997. ISBN 0393303594 (paperback)

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Hans Werner Henze

Hindemith, Hartmann and Henze, Guy Rickards. Phaidon Press. 1995. ISBN 0714831743 (paperback)

Three portraits of influential German musicians of the 20^th century, apparently brought together as a result of their common opposition to Nazism. Hindemith, although not particularly avant-garde in his idiom, became identified in the minds of the Nazi leaders with certain cultural trends they despised and was forced by them to flee to America. Hartmann, fortunate in his wife's wealth, led a reclusive life during the Nazi period, emerging to growing popularity in postwar Germany. The author's greatest admiration, however, which is as much political as musical, seems to be reserved for the less well-known Henze. This portion of the book will be enjoyed primarily by those already convinced of the worth of Henze's output and politics.

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Bernard Herrmann

Heart at Fire's Center: The Life and Music of Bernard Herrmann, Steven C. Smith. University of California Press. 1991. ISBN 0520071239 (hardcover)

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Paul Hindemith

Hindemith, Hartmann and Henze, Guy Rickards. Phaidon Press. 1995. ISBN 0714831743 (paperback)

Three portraits of influential German musicians of the 20^th century, apparently brought together as a result of their common opposition to Nazism. Hindemith, although not particularly avant-garde in his idiom, became identified in the minds of the Nazi leaders with certain cultural trends they despised and was forced by them to flee to America. Hartmann, fortunate in his wife's wealth, led a reclusive life during the Nazi period, emerging to growing popularity in postwar Germany. The author's greatest admiration, however, which is as much political as musical, seems to be reserved for the less well-known Henze. This portion of the book will be enjoyed primarily by those already convinced of the worth of Henze's output and politics.

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Gustav Holst

Illustrated Lives of the Great Composers - Holst. Paul Holmes. Omnibus Press. ISBN 0711965250 (paperback).

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Gustav Holst. Edmund Rubbra. Reprint Services. ISBN 0781296013 (hardcover).

Library binding, 48 pages.

Holst's Music - A Guide. A.E.F. Dickinson, with Alan Gibbs (editor). Kahn & Averill. ISBN 090521045X (paperback).

219 pages..

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Vladimir Horowitz

Evenings with Horowitz. David Dubal. Birch Lane Press. 1991. ISBN (hardcover).

The author was a friend of Vladimir Horowitz for three years in the 1980's. This is a record of their conversations on piano repertoire, composers, performance, etc. The author displays his own erudition in his talks with Horowitz, but his writing style is breezy and accessible. I enjoy looking it years after I originally read the book. And there's an exhaustive Horowitz discography with critical comments. A must for the piano afficionado, this is a book to keep and reread.

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