The Operas of Verdi: From Oberto to Rigoletto by Julian Budden (English) Paperba

Description: The Operas of Verdi: From Oberto to Rigoletto by Julian Budden Marked by extraordinary research and enhanced by hundreds of musical illustrations, this monumental study follows the development of Verdi's oeuvre from his earliest opera Oberto to his final work, Falstaff. In writing the first edition of this classic work—which appeared to great acclaim in1973—Julian Budden mined the vast resources of European archives to provide a groundbreaking interpretation of Verdi's work, and along the way discovered much new material, including an unpublished additional aria for I Due Foscari. Now available in a revised edition, The Operas of Verdi is nowbrought up to date in light of the most recent scholarship, making it more useful and entertaining than ever.Volume 1 traces the organic growth and development of the composer's style from 1839 to 1851—from Oberto to Rigoletto—and examines each opera in detail, offering a full account of its dramatic and historical origins as well as a brief critical evaluation. More than 350 musical examplesmake the significance of these early operas to Verdi's developing style especially clear.In the second volume, Budden covers those operas written during the decadence of the post-Rossini period. During this time Verdi, having exhausted the simple lyricism found in such works as Il Trovatore and La Traviata, found new life as he directly confronted the masters of the Paris operawith his Les Vepres Siciliennes. The new scale and variety of musical thought that can be sensed in the Italian operas which followed is shown here to culminate in La Forza del Destino.The third and final volume of the study covers the quarter century which saw grand opera on the Parisian model established throughoutItaly, and the spread of cosmopolitan influences that convinced many that Italian music was losing its identity. Verdi produced his four last and greatestoperas during this time—Don Carlos, Aida, Otello, and Falstaff—operas which helped inaugurate "versimo," in which a new, recognizably Italian idiom was realized.These three volumes cover every aspect of Verdi's rich and varied operatic achievement. Every lover of opera in particular and music in general will want a set in their library. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This is the first volume of Julian Buddens monumental three-volume survey of the operas of Verdi. Hailed on publication for its extraordinary comprehensibility, the set has become the classic reference work on its subject. For this new edition the author has made a host of corrections throughout, and updated the text in the light of recent scholarship. Volume I traces the organic growth and development of the composers style from 1839 to 1851 - from the first opera, Oberto, to the seventeenth, Rigoletto. Budden examines each opera in detail with a full account of its dramatic and historical origins and a brief critical evaluation. More than 350 musical examples point to the significance of the early operas in Verdis developing style. Author Biography Julian Budden, now deceased, served as the Chief Producer for Opera at BBC Radio as the President of the Centro Studi Giacomo Puccini, Lucca, Italy. In addition to his Master Musicians volume on Verdi, he is also the author of the Master Musicians biography of Puccini (OUP, 2002) as well as the three-volume The Operas of Verdi (OUP, 1978-1981, revised edition 1992). Table of Contents Verdi and the world of the Primo Ottocento; characteristics of the early operas; "Oberto Conte di San Bonifacio"; "Un Giorno di Regno"; "Nabucco"; "I Lombardi alla Prima Crociata"; "Ernani"; "I Due Foscari"; "Giovanna dArco"; "Alzira"; "Attila"; "Macbeth"; "I Masnadieri"; "Jerusalem"; "Il Corsaro"; "La Battaglia di Legano"; "Luisa Miller"; "Stiffelio"; "Rigoletto". Review Where on earth did Verdians turn before Budden? When the first volume of his chronological study of the complete 31 operas appeared in 1973, it was already clear this could prove the standard work...With Verdi productions proliferating in the run-up to the centenary of his death in 2001, this great study grows ever more necessary.BBC Music Magazine Long Description This is the first volume of Julian Buddens monumental three-volume survey of the operas of Verdi. Hailed on publication for its extraordinary comprehensibility, the set has become the classic reference work on its subject. For this new edition the author has made a host of corrections throughout, and updated the text in the light of recent scholarship. Volume I traces the organic growth and development of the composers style from 1839 to 1851 - fromthe first opera, Oberto, to the seventeenth, Rigoletto. Budden examines each opera in detail with a full account of its dramatic and historical origins and a brief critical evaluation. More than 350musical examples point to the significance of the early operas in Verdis developing style. Review Text Where on earth did Verdians turn before Budden? When the first volume of his chronological study of the complete 31 operas appeared in 1973, it was already clear this could prove the standard work...With Verdi productions proliferating in the run-up to the centenary of his death in 2001, this great study grows ever more necessary.BBC Music Magazine Review Quote Where on earth did Verdians turn before Budden? When the first volume of his chronological study of the complete 31 operas appeared in 1973, it was already clear this could prove the standard work...With Verdi productions proliferating in the run-up to the centenary of his death in 2001,this great study grows ever more necessary.BBC Music Magazine Details ISBN0198162618 Author Julian Budden Short Title OPERAS OF VERDI V01 FROM OBERT Pages 544 Publisher Clarendon Press Series Operas of Verdi Language English ISBN-10 0198162618 ISBN-13 9780198162612 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 782.109 Series Number 1 Illustrations Yes Year 1992 Publication Date 1992-08-31 Edition 3rd Imprint Clarendon Press Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom Residence ENK Edition Description Revised Audience Professional and Scholarly Subtitle From Oberto to Rigoletto UK Release Date 1992-07-09 AU Release Date 1992-07-09 NZ Release Date 1992-07-09 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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