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The Devil Prefers Mozart: On Music and Musicians, 1962-1993
The Devil Prefers Mozart: On Music and Musicians, 1962-1993
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The Devil Prefers Mozart is a comprehensive collection of Anthony Burgess's writings about music, covering a vast range of topics from the hurdy-gurdy to Beatlemania and the Sex Pistols. It includes essays on Handel, Mozart, Beethoven, Berlioz and Wagner, as well as writings about Burgess's favorite performers. Burgess's writing is informative and entertaining, whether whimsical or controversial. He also composed his first symphony at eighteen and aspired to a career as a professional composer until his mid-thirties.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 578 pages
Publication date: 25 January 2024
Publisher: Carcanet Press Ltd
The Devil Prefers Mozart is a comprehensive collection of Anthony Burgess's writings on music, encompassing a vast range of musical topics. In this extensive compilation of essays and reviews, Burgess delves into various musical genres, from the hurdy-gurdy to Beatlemania and the Sex Pistols. His love for English music is evident in his writings on composers such as Elgar, Holst, and Delius. The collection also includes essays on composers like Handel, Mozart, Beethoven, Berlioz, and Wagner, as well as writings on Burgess's favorite performers, including Yehudi Menuhin, Larry Adler, and John Sebastian. Burgess's writing is characterized by its wit, satire, and controversy, making it both informative and entertaining.
Growing up in Manchester, Debussy's music had a profound impact on Burgess's musical imagination. At the age of eighteen, he composed his first symphony and pursued a career as a professional composer until his mid-thirties. His writings about his own music provide valuable insights into many of his compositions, including his Symphony in C, his works for guitar quartet, and his opera Blooms of Dublin, based on Joyce's Ulysses.
In addition to his musical writings, Burgess is also known for his literary essays. Carcanet Publishing also publishes The Ink Trade, a companion volume of literary essays that further showcases Burgess's intellectual and artistic prowess.
Weight: 622g
Dimension: 135 x 217 x 44 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781800173088
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