The Steinway Collection
James Huneker
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The Steinway Collection
Published
December 1, 2005
Publisher
Amadeus Press
Pages
54
ISBN-13
9781574671155
ISBN-10
1574671154
Description
In this historic volume, beautiful color paintings by prominent American artists and eloquent prose portraits by the renowned performing arts critic James Huneker celebrate the lives and work of some of the greatest composers who ever lived. Chopin, Wagner, Beethoven, Mozart, Verdi, Mendelssohn, Schubert, and Handel are among the composers featured in The Steinway Collection, which was originally printed in 1919 as an in-house publication of Steinway & Sons and has never before been released to the public. To pay tribute to the great composers, Steinway & Sons commissioned esteemed American artists to create paintings that, in Huneker's words, "would evoke musical visions; for music is visionary, notwithstanding its primal appeal to the ear." Huneker's intriguing biographical commentary on the composers puts the paintings in perspective with telling details of how life influenced art. A critical moment of Chopin's close relationship with the novelist George Sand is depicted in A.I. Keller's painting The Raindrop Prelude. We learn how Franz Liszt befriended, and aided the career of, the political exile and revolutionist Richard Wagner, giving him musical ideas and producing his Tannhäuser at the Weimar Opera House. We see an image of Berlioz's Fantastic Symphony, an autobiographical work about the composer's obsessive love for a beautiful woman. We view The Death of Mozart by Charles E. Chambers. We read about the haughty, domineering Handel, painted in his powdered wig and court costume, sword at his side, who wept bitter tears while composing "He was despised and rejected of men" from the Messiah, and who was himself rejected by his chosen love. We witness his inspiration for his E minor fugue, later christened the "Fire Fugue," which expresses the composer's passionate love and anger. These are but a few of the gems of biography, aesthetic commentary, and artistic vision in The Steinway Collection: Paintings of Great Composers, with essays by James Huneker. - Jacket flap.
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How many pages are in The Steinway Collection?
This edition of The Steinway Collection has approximately 54 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
How long does it take to read The Steinway Collection?
For most readers, The Steinway Collection typically takes between 1h 8m and 45m to complete. This is based on the book's length of approximately 13,500 words and common reading speeds.
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What is the word count of The Steinway Collection?
The estimated word count for The Steinway Collection is approximately 13,500 words. This figure is calculated using industry-standard methods that consider genre-specific word density patterns, typical formatting and layout characteristics, and standard words-per-page ratios for published books.
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Who is the author of The Steinway Collection?
The Steinway Collection was written by James Huneker.
When was The Steinway Collection published?
The publication date for this specific edition is December 1, 2005. The original work may have been published on a different date.