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Peter Russell

Delphi Classics

The world’s most famous composer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart produced masterpieces in every musical genre of his day, having a profound influence on the course of Western music. Famed for his enchanting melodies and unique range of expression, he is the most universal of all composers. Delphi’s Great Composers Series offers concise illustrated guides to the life and works of our greatest composers. Analysing the masterworks of each composer, these interactive eBooks include links to popular streaming services, allowing you to listen to the pieces of music you are reading about. Evaluating the masterworks of each composer, you will explore the development of the composer’s works, tracing how they changed the course of music history. Whether a classical novice or a cultivated connoisseur, this series offers an intriguing overview of the world’s most famous and iconic compositions. This volume presents Mozart’s masterworks in succinct detail, with informative introductions, accompanying illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus features. (Version 1)

* Concise and informative overview of Mozart’s masterworks
* Learn about the classical pieces that made Mozart a celebrated composer
* Links to popular streaming services (free and paid), allowing you to listen to the masterpieces you are reading about
* Features a special ‘Complete Compositions’ section, with an index of Mozart’s complete works and links to popular streaming services
* Includes both volumes of Mozart’s letters, translated by Lady Grace Wallace, first time in digital print - spend hours exploring the composer’s personal correspondence
* Also features two biographies, including Otto Jahn’s seminal study - explore Mozart's intriguing musical and personal life

CONTENTS:

The Masterworks
Nannerl Notenbuch
Symphony No. 1
Symphony No. 25
Violin Concerto No. 5
Symphony No. 31, Paris
Great Mass in C minor
Piano Sonata No. 11, Turkish March
Horn Concerto No. 2
Piano Concerto No. 20
The Marriage of Figaro
Piano Concerto No. 23
Symphony No. 38, Prague
Don Giovanni
Serenade No. 13, Eine kleine Nachtmusik
Symphony No. 41, Jupiter
Così fan tutte
Die Zauberflöte
Clarinet Concerto in A major
Requiem Mass in D minor

Complete Compositions
Index of Mozart’s Compositions

The Letters
The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1769-1791) - translated by Lady Grace Wallace

The Biographies
The Life of Mozart by Otto Jahn (translated by Pauline D. Townsend)
Brief Biography on Mozart by Donald Francis Tovey

Delphi Classics Ltd

Delphi Great Composers

Delphi Masterworks of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Illustrated)

Widely regarded as the greatest composer that ever lived, Ludwig van Beethoven was the principal musical figure in the transitional period between the Classical and Romantic eras. Dominating a period of musical history as no other composer before or since, Beethoven produced monumental works that combine a forceful intensity of feeling with a perfection of design. Delphi’s Great Composers Series offers concise illustrated guides to the life and works of our greatest composers. Analysing the masterworks of each composer, these interactive eBooks include links to popular streaming services, allowing you to listen to the pieces of music you are reading about. Evaluating the masterworks of each composer, you will explore the development of their works, tracing how they changed the course of music history. Whether a classical novice or a cultivated connoisseur, this series offers an intriguing overview of the world’s most famous and iconic compositions. This volume presents Beethoven’s masterworks in succinct detail, with informative introductions, accompanying illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus features. (Version 1)

* Concise and informative overview of Beethoven’s masterworks
* Learn about the classical pieces that made Beethoven a celebrated composer
* Links to popular streaming services (free and paid), allowing you to listen to the masterpieces you are reading about
* Features a special ‘Complete Compositions’ section, with an index of Beethoven’s complete works and links to popular streaming services
* Includes Beethoven’s letters (translated by Lady Wallace) - spend hours exploring the composer’s personal correspondence
* Also features four biographies, including Thayer’s seminal study - explore Beethoven's intriguing musical and personal life

CONTENTS:

The Masterworks
Cantata on the Death of Emperor Joseph II
Piano Concerto No. 2
Piano Sonata No. 8, Pathétique
Symphony No. 1
Piano Sonata No. 14, Moonlight Sonata
Violin Sonata No. 9, Kreutzer Sonata
Symphony No. 3, Eroica
Fidelio
Violin Concerto in D major
Symphony No. 5
Symphony No. 6, Pastoral
Egmont
Bagatelle No. 25, Für Elise
Piano Concerto No. 5, Emperor Concerto
Piano Trio No. 7, Archduke
Symphony No. 7
Missa solemnis
Symphony No. 9
String Quartet No. 14

Complete Compositions
Index of Beethoven’s Compositions

The Letters
Beethoven’s Letters (1790-1826)

The Biographies
Life of Beethoven by Anton Schindler
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven by Alexander Wheelock Thayer
Beethoven: A Memoir by Elliott Graeme
Brief Biography: Ludwig van Beethoven by Donald Francis Tovey

Delphi Masterworks of Ludwig van Beethoven (Illustrated)

A German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist of the Baroque era, Johann Sebastian Bach is now generally regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time. Celebrated as the creator of the ‘Brandenburg Concertos’, ‘The Well-Tempered Clavier’, the ‘Mass in B Minor’ and countless other masterpieces of church and instrumental music, Bach’s sublime skill was his ability to adapt and perfect the principal styles and forms of previous generations. Delphi’s Great Composers Series offers concise illustrated guides to the life and works of our greatest composers. Analysing the masterworks of each composer, these interactive eBooks include links to popular streaming services, allowing you to listen to the pieces of music you are reading about. Evaluating the masterworks of each composer, you will explore the development of their works, tracing how they changed the course of music history. Whether a classical novice or a cultivated connoisseur, this series offers an intriguing overview of the world’s most famous and iconic compositions. This volume presents Bach’s masterworks in succinct detail, with informative introductions, accompanying illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus features. (Version 1)

* Concise and informative overview of Bach’s masterworks
* Learn about the classical pieces that made Bach a celebrated composer
* Links to popular streaming services (free and paid), allowing you to listen to the masterpieces you are reading about
* Features a special ‘Complete Compositions’ section, with an index of Bach’s complete works and links to popular streaming services
* Includes six biographies - explore Bach's intriguing musical and personal life

CONTENTS:

The Masterworks
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565
Violin Concerto No. 2 in E Major, BWV 1042
Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007
Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F Major, BWV 1046
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846
Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043
Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147
Violin Concerto in A Minor, BWV 1041
Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV 225
St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244
Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248
Concerto for Violin and Oboe in C Minor, BWV 1060R
Harpsichord Concerto No. 4, BWV 1055
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
Great Eighteen Chorale Preludes, BWV 651-668
Mass in B Minor, BWV 232

Complete Compositions
Index of Bach’s Compositions

The Biographies
Johann Sebastian Bach: His Life, Art, and Work by Johann Nikolaus Forkel
Bach by Reginald Lane Poole
Bach by C. F. Abdy Williams
The Culmination of German Protestant Music: Johann Sebastian Bach by Edward Dickinson
John Sebastian Bach by Harriette Brower
Johann Sebastian Bach by Louis C. Elson

Delphi Masterworks of Johann Sebastian Bach (Illustrated)

The Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was a monumental figure of the Romantic period, whose works are among the most popular music in the classical repertoire. Celebrated for his melodic ingenuity, impressive harmonies and colourful, picturesque orchestration, Tchaikovsky’s works evoke a profound emotional response. He was the first Russian composer to produce music that made a lasting impression internationally, leading the way for future generations of aspiring composers. Delphi’s Great Composers Series offers concise illustrated guides to the life and works of our greatest composers. Analysing the masterworks of each composer, these interactive eBooks include links to popular streaming services, allowing you to listen to the pieces of music you are reading about. Evaluating the masterworks of each composer, you will explore the development of their works, tracing how they changed the course of music history. Whether a classical novice or a cultivated connoisseur, this series offers an intriguing overview of the world’s most famous and iconic compositions. This volume presents Tchaikovsky’s masterworks in succinct detail, with informative introductions, accompanying illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus features. (Version 1)

* Concise and informative overview of Tchaikovsky’s masterworks
* Learn about the classical pieces that made Tchaikovsky a celebrated composer
* Links to popular streaming services (free and paid), allowing you to listen to the masterpieces you are reading about
* Features a special ‘Complete Compositions’ section, with an index of Tchaikovsky’s complete works and links to popular streaming services
* Also features two biographies - explore Tchaikovsky's intriguing musical and personal life
* Includes Tchaikovsky’s brother seminal biography, including the composer’s letters - spend hours exploring Tchaikovsky’s personal correspondence

CONTENTS:

The Masterworks
Symphony No. 1 in G minor, Op. 13
Six Romances, Op. 6
Romeo and Juliet, TH 42
String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23
Swan Lake, Op. 20
The Seasons, Op. 37a
Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36
12 Morceaux, Op. 40
Eugene Onegin, Op. 24
Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, Op. 41
Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35
1812 Overture, Op. 49
Serenade for Strings in C Major, Op. 48
Manfred Symphony in B minor, Op. 58
Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64
The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66
The Nutcracker, Op. 71
Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74

Complete Compositions
Index of Tchaikovsky’s Compositions

The Biographies and Letters
The Life and Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky by Modeste Tchaikovsky
Brief Biography: Peter Ilich Tschaikovsky

Delphi Masterworks of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Illustrated)

The Polish composer Frédéric Chopin is widely revered today as one of the foremost figures of the Romantic period. Although he wrote almost exclusively for the piano, Chopin has maintained worldwide renown as a leading musician of his era, celebrated for his melodic mastery and fastidious craftsmanship. Influenced by Polish folk music, the classical tradition of J. S. Bach and Mozart, as well as the atmosphere of the Paris salons of which he was a frequent guest, Chopin produced concerti, mazurkas, waltzes, nocturnes, polonaises, études, scherzos and preludes. His innovations in style, harmony and musical form would have a lasting influence on the late Romantic period. Delphi’s Great Composers Series offers concise illustrated guides to the life and works of our greatest composers. Analysing the masterworks of each composer, these interactive eBooks include links to popular streaming services, allowing you to listen to the pieces of music you are reading about. Evaluating the masterworks of each composer, you will explore the development of their works, tracing how they changed the course of music history. Whether a classical novice or a cultivated connoisseur, this series offers an intriguing overview of the world’s most famous and iconic compositions. This volume presents Chopin’s masterworks in succinct detail, with informative introductions, accompanying illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus features. (Version 1)

* Concise and informative overview of Chopin’s masterworks
* Learn about the classical pieces that made Chopin a celebrated composer
* Links to popular streaming services (free and paid), allowing you to listen to the masterpieces you’re reading about
* Features a special ‘Complete Compositions’ section, with an index of Chopin’s complete works and links to popular streaming services
* Includes a selection of Chopin’s letters in Maurycy Karasowski’s seminal biography
* Six biographies on the great composer - explore Chopin's intriguing musical and personal life

CONTENTS:

The Masterworks
Introduction and Polonaise brillante in C major, Op.3
Andante spianato et grande polonaise brillante, Op.22
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op.21
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op.11
Nocturnes, Op.9
Études, Op.10
Waltz No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op.18, Grande valse brillante
Fantasy-Impromptu in C-Sharp Minor, Op.66
Mazurkas, Op.33
Scherzo No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op.31
24 Preludes, Op.28
Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op.35
Ballade No. 3 in A-Flat Major, Op.47
Polonaise No. 6 in A-Flat Major, Op.53
Berceuse in D-Flat Major, Op.57
Barcarolle in F-Sharp Major, Op.60
Waltzes, Op.64
Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op.65

Complete Compositions
Index of Chopin’s Compositions

The Biographies and Letters
Life of Chopin by Franz Liszt
Frederick Chopin, as a Man and Musician by Frederick Niecks
Frederic Chopin: His Life, Letters, and Works by Maurycy Karasowski
Frederic Chopin by Harriette Brower
Chopin: The Man and His Music by James Huneker
Chopin and the Countess Delphine Potocka by Gustav Kobbé

Delphi Masterworks of Frédéric Chopin (Illustrated)

Richard Wagner

The operas of the German composer Richard Wagner had a revolutionary influence on the course of Western music. Unlike most opera composers, Wagner wrote both the libretto and the music for each of his works. He went on to revolutionise the music form through his concept of the Gesamtkunstwerk (total work of art), by which he sought to synthesise the poetic, visual, musical and dramatic arts, with music subsidiary to drama. He achieved these ideas most fully in his epic cycle of operas 'Der Ring des Nibelungen', notable for complex textures, rich harmonies and the elaborate use of leitmotifs. Delphi’s Great Composers Series offers concise illustrated guides to the life and works of our greatest composers. Analysing the masterworks of each composer, these interactive eBooks include links to popular streaming services, allowing you to listen to the pieces of music you are reading about. Evaluating the masterworks of each composer, you will explore the development of their works, tracing how they changed the course of music history. Whether a classical novice or a cultivated connoisseur, this series offers an intriguing overview of the world’s most famous and iconic compositions. This volume presents Wagner’s masterworks in succinct detail, with informative introductions, accompanying illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus features. (Version 1)

* Concise and informative overview of Wagner’s masterworks
* Learn about the operas that made Wagner a celebrated composer
* Links to popular streaming services (free and paid), allowing you to listen to the masterpieces you’re reading about
* Features a special ‘Complete Compositions’ section, with an index of Wagner’s complete works and links to streaming services
* English translations of the librettos for the major operas, including works appearing for the first time in digital print
* A wide selection of the composer’s prose works, including fiction, pioneering essays and Wagner’s celebrated autobiography
* Includes Wagner’s letters to Franz Liszt — explore the composer’s personal correspondence
* Features six biographies on the great composer — explore Wagner's intriguing musical and personal life

CONTENTS:
The Masterworks
Symphony in C Major
Das Liebesverbot
Faust Overture
Rienzi
Der fliegende Holländer
Tannhäuser
Lohengrin
Das Rhinegold
Die Walküre
Tristan und Isolde
Wesendonck Lieder
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Siegfried
Siegfried Idyll
Götterdämmerung
Parsifal

Complete Compositions
Index of Wagner’s Compositions

Selected Librettos
Der fliegende Holländer
Lohengrin
Das Rhinegold
Die Walküre
Tristan und Isolde
Siegfried
Götterdämmerung
Parsifal

Selected Prose
Autobiographic Sketch
On German Opera
Art and Revolution
The Art-Work of the Future
Judaism in Music
A Communication to My Friends
Opera and Drama
Beethoven
What is German?
An End in Paris
On Conducting
Religion and Art

The Letters
Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt

The Autobiography
My Life

The Biographies
Richard Wagner: His Life and His Dramas by W. J. Henderson
Life of Wagner by Ludwig Nohl
Richard Wagner, Composer of Operas by John F. Runciman
Wagner by Paul Rosenfeld
Wagner as I Knew Him by Ferdinand Praeger
Richard Wagner by Rupert Hughes

Delphi Masterworks of Richard Wagner (Illustrated)

Antonio Vivaldi

The Italian composer and violinist Antonio Vivaldi left a decisive mark on the form of the concerto, influencing the emerging style of late Baroque music. In spite of his widespread popularity today, Vivaldi was largely forgotten after death and his reputation was only re-established in the 1920’s. Vivaldi’s greatest contribution to the history of classical music was his development of the ritornello form, where recurrent restatements of a refrain alternate with further episodic passages by a solo instrument, allowing for greater depth of virtuosic display. The passion and lyricism of Vivaldi’s music would have a lasting impact on Baroque and Classical-era composers. Delphi’s Great Composers Series offers concise illustrated guides to the life and works of our greatest composers. Analysing the masterworks of each composer, these interactive eBooks include links to popular streaming services, allowing you to listen to the pieces of music you are reading about. Evaluating the masterworks of each composer, you will explore the development of their works, tracing how they changed the course of music history. Whether a classical novice or a cultivated connoisseur, this series offers an intriguing overview of the world’s most famous and iconic compositions. This volume presents Vivaldi’s masterworks in succinct detail, with informative introductions, accompanying illustrations and streaming links. (Version 1)

* Concise and informative overview of Vivaldi’s masterworks
* Learn about the classical pieces that made Vivaldi a celebrated composer
* Links to popular streaming services (free and paid), allowing you to listen to the masterpieces you’re reading about
* Features a special ‘Complete Compositions’ section, with an index of Vivaldi’s complete extant works and links to popular streaming services
* Links to rare works recently rediscovered

Please note: due to the relative recent obscurity of Vivaldi’s reputation, which was only restored in the mid-twentieth century, we are sadly unable to provide our usual range of bonus texts of biographies, critical essays or letters.

CONTENTS:

The Masterworks
Violin Sonata in A Major, Op.2
L’estro armonico, Op.3
La stravaganza, Op.4
Gloria in D Major, RV 589
Oboe Concerto in A Minor, RV 461
Juditha triumphans, RV 644
Tito Manlio, RV 778
The Four Seasons, Op.8
Concerto for 2 Cellos in G Minor, RV 531
Mandolin Concerto in C Major, RV 425
Concerto for Strings in G Major, RV 151
Flute Concerto in G Minor, RV 439
Recorder Concerto in C Major, RV 443
Bassoon Concerto in A Minor, RV 497
Griselda, RV 718
Nulla in mundo pax sincera, RV 630
Dixit Dominus in D Major, RV 594

Complete Compositions
Index of Vivaldi’s Compositions

Delphi Masterworks of Antonio Vivaldi (Illustrated)

Giuseppe Verdi

The operas of the Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi are among the greatest achievements of nineteenth century culture and remain at the heart of the opera repertory today. His extraordinary works took the opera world by storm, transforming and dominating the world of opera for over 30 years. Verdi modified the rigid conventions of the bel canto style, which had previously depended on the showcasing of singers at the expense of dramatic values. He changed this system to form an overall dramatic masterpiece, giving the singers melody and brilliance in ample measure. Delphi’s Great Composers Series offers concise illustrated guides to the life and works of our greatest composers. Analysing the masterworks of each composer, these interactive eBooks include links to popular streaming services, allowing you to listen to the pieces of music you are reading about. Evaluating the masterworks of each composer, you will explore the development of their works, tracing how they changed the course of music history. Whether a classical novice or a cultivated connoisseur, this series offers an intriguing overview of the world’s most famous and iconic compositions. This volume presents Verdi’s masterworks in succinct detail, with informative introductions, accompanying illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus features. (Version 1)

* Concise and informative overview of Verdi’s masterworks
* Learn about the operas that made Verdi a celebrated composer
* Links to popular streaming services (free and paid), allowing you to listen to the masterpieces that you’re reading about
* Features a special ‘Complete Compositions’ section, with an index of Verdi’s complete works and links to popular streaming services
* Includes a selection of English translations of the librettos 
* Also features three biographies, including Frederick James Crowest’s seminal study — explore Verdi's intriguing musical and personal life

CONTENTS:

The Masterworks
Oberto
Un giorno di regno
Nabucco
Ernani
I due Foscari
Macbeth
Il corsaro
La battaglia di Legnano
Luisa Miller
Rigoletto
Il trovatore
La traviata
Les vêpres siciliennes
Inno delle nazioni
Don Carlos
Aida
Messa da Requiem
Falstaff

Complete Compositions
Index of Verdi’s Compositions

The Librettos
Rigoletto
Il trovatore
La traviata
La Forza del Destino
Aida

The Biographies
Verdi: Man and Musician, by Frederick James Crowest
Giuseppe Verdi by Harriette Brower
History of the Opera by Henry Sutherland Edwards

Delphi Masterworks of Giuseppe Verdi (Illustrated)

Renowned for melody and harmony, the Austrian composer Franz Schubert represents the foremost bridge between the worlds of Classical and Romantic music. In spite of his short life, Schubert left behind a vast oeuvre of original and inspiring works, including more than 600 secular vocal works, seven complete symphonies, sacred music, operas, incidental music and a large body of piano and chamber music. Although appreciation of his music during his lifetime was limited to a small circle of admirers, his reputation has increased significantly in the decades following his death. Today, Schubert is ranked among the greatest composers of Western music. Delphi’s Great Composers Series offers concise illustrated guides to the life and works of our greatest composers. Analysing the masterworks of each composer, these interactive eBooks include links to popular streaming services, allowing you to listen to the pieces of music you are reading about. Evaluating the masterworks of each composer, you will explore the development of their works, tracing how they changed the course of music history. Whether a classical novice or a cultivated connoisseur, this series offers an intriguing overview of the world’s most famous and iconic compositions. This volume presents Schubert’s masterworks in succinct detail, with informative introductions, accompanying illustrations and bonus texts. (Version 1)

* Concise and informative overview of Schubert’s masterworks
* Learn about the classical pieces that made Schubert a celebrated composer
* Links to popular streaming services (free and paid), allowing you to listen to the masterpieces you’re reading about
* Features a special ‘Complete Compositions’ section, with an index of Schubert’s complete works and links to popular streaming services
* Includes links to rare compositions
* Also features five biographies — explore Schubert's intriguing musical and personal life

CONTENTS:
The Masterworks
Symphony No. 1 in D major, D 82
Symphony No. 3 in D major, D 200
Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, D 485
Three Marches Militaires, Op.51, D 733
Mass No. 5 in A-flat major, D 678
Piano Quintet in A major, D 667; “Trout Quintet”
Symphony No. 8 in B Minor, D 759; “Unfinished”
Fantasie in C major, D 760; “Wanderer Fantasy”
Rosamunde, D 797
String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D 810, “Death and the Maiden”
Symphony No. 9 in C major, D 944
4 Impromptus, Op.90, D 899
6 Moments musicaux, Op.94, D 780
String Quintet in C major, D 956
Fantasia in F minor, D 940
Winterreise, D 911

Complete Compositions
Index of Schubert’s Compositions

The Biographies
Schubert, Schumann and Franz by George T. Ferris
Franz Schubert by Daniel Gregory Mason
Schubert by Francis Jameson Rowbotham
Franz Schubert by William Henry Hadow
Franz Schubert by Harriette Brower

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