Béla Bartók

The definitive account of the life and music of Hungary's greatest twentieth-century composer This deeply researched biography of Béla Bartók (1881-1945) provides a more comprehensive view of the innovative Hungarian musician than ever before. David Cooper traces Bartók's international career as an ardent ethno-musicologist and composer, teacher, and pianist, while also providing a detailed discussion of most of his works. Further, the author explores how Europe's political and cultural tumult affected Bartók's work, travel, and reluctant emigration to the safety of America in his final years.   Cooper illuminates Bartók's personal life and relationships, while also expanding what is known about the influence of other musicians-Richard Strauss, Zoltán Kodály, and Yehudi Menuhin, among many others. The author also looks closely at some of the composer's actions and behaviors which may have been manifestations of Asperger syndrome. The book, in short, is a consummate biography of an internationally admired musician.

ISBN:	9780300234374
Publisher:	Yale University Press
Imprint:	Yale University Press
Published date:	24 Apr 2018
DEWEY:	780.92
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	456
Weight:	646g
Height:	227mm
Width:	148mm
Spine width:	34mm

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