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Mai Kawabata

Paganini - The 'Demonic' Virtuoso

English · Hardback

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Description

Separating fact from fiction, this book explores how the legendary violinist challenged the very notion of what it meant to be a musician.

List of contents

Introduction
'Demonic' Violinist, Magical Virtuosity
Hypereroticism and Violence
Sovereignty, Domination, and Conquest
Paganini's Legacies
Epilogue: Paganinian Mythology
Appendix: Paganiniana in the British Press (1840-1900)
Bibliography

About the author

Mai Kawabata

Product details

Authors	Mai Kawabata
Publisher	Boydell & Brewer

Languages	English
Product format	Hardback
Released	20.06.2013

EAN	9781843837565
ISBN	978-1-84383-756-5
No. of pages	303
Dimensions	161 mm x 241 mm x 25 mm
Weight	794 g
Subjects	Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries Musik, Biography & Autobiography / Composers & Musicians, Biography / Autobiography

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