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This extensively revised edition of John Bird's acclaimed biography of Percy Grainger gives the first circumstantial account of the life and works of one of the strangest figures in twentieth-century music. Behind Grainger's highly original compositional achievements, folksong collecting and glittering career as a virtuoso concert pianist lay a tragic and chaotic personal life--long domination by his mother, unorthodox sexual predilections, an eccentric athleticism, a demonic spiritual drive and wildly inconsistent personal philosophy with Anglo-Saxon obsessions such as his famous `Blue-Eyed English'. A list of published compositions, a current discography of performances by Grainger, and a selection of his seminal writings complete what has already proved to be a standard work. In their Prefatory Note to the first edition, Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears wrote: `In his sympathetic and tactful biography John Bird has beautifully balanced the brilliance with the turbulence of this unbalanced genius--we are grateful to him'.
| ISBN-13 | 9780198166528 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 0198166524 |
| Weight | 1.65 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 6.25 x 1.25 x 9.50 In |
| List Price | $220.00 |
| Edition | 2nd Edition |
| Format | Hardcover |
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| Language | English |
| Pages | 404 pages |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Published On | 1999-04-29 |
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