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II TT 1222 The Publishers' Circular Dec 6 j lgg
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MUSIC . THE GREAT MUSICIANS . Jl Retries of ^ Siogmpbies of ffre <|> rea £ Musicians . EDITED by F . HUEFFER . Small post 8 vo . cloth extra , price 8 s . each . 1 . WAGNER- By the Editor . [ Ready . 2 . WEBER . By Sir Julius Benedict . [ Ready . 3 . MENDELSSOHN . By Joseph Bennett . 4 . SCHUBERT . By H . F . Frost . [ Ready . 5 . ROSSI B N H . and Sutherlan the Mo d d E ern dwar Ita li s . an School . [ Read . 6 . MARCELLO y . By Arrig-o Boito . y 7 . PURCELL By W . H . Cummings . [ Ready . * * * Dr . Hiller and other distinguished writers , both English and Foreign , have promised . Contributions . EACH VOLUME IS COMPLETE IN ITSELF . SOME PRESS NOTICES . I From the TIMES Notice of tlie Series . Of the many series or collections of primers and manuals whereby the acquisition of knowledge is now made so easy , little that volumes of "which , under the first the four able parts superintendence are now before of Mr us . H bids ueffer fair , musical to prove authorities the most of generally note describe attractive the . lives In these and criticise dainty a the desire masterpieces which has of lately " The been Great making Musician itself s , " more conveying and more just felt such . info For rmatio the taste n as for is most music required is ever , a spreading nd thereby more satisfying widely i } pleasure among us . , That and with portion , it a of wis the h for series the which knowledge has already which elevate been published s its enjoyment is chiefly from devoted a merely to sensuous German into music an , M intellectu r . Hueff « al r I contributing a most valuable study of Wagner ' s works ; Sir Julius Benedict devoting himself with a favourite pupil's attachment career . But to Italian his old music master in , its Carl modern Maria form von We finds ber a ; sympathetic and Mr . H . exponent F . Frost in tellin Mr g . Sutherland well the sad Edwards tale of , who Scliubert writes ' s with brief j , ' ge Boito nial * 8 b account rilliance of abou the t less " Rossini familiar and school his School of Marcello ; " and . an Among earlier and other severer promised phase memoira will be may illustrated be mentioned by Signor those Arrigo on i j MendeLssohn ' The four by volumes Mr . Joseph which Bennett we possess , and arc on all Purceil attractive by Mr , but . W . a H special . Oummings interest . is attached to that which , stands first in order Hueffer . For is a keen Wagner appreciator is still a creative of Wagner force ' s music , aad , his but works he does have not by reveal no means Idmself passed nndex out the of aspect the realm of a fanatic of controversy Wagnerite . Mr . . II Sir * Julius We have Benedict but littl has e space written left about for a Weber notice of with the genuine other volumes feeling , of but the also series with , but a pleasant we can touch recommend of humour them . all heartily . * Mr . H . F . Frost is well qualified to write about Schubert , and he has produced an excellent account of the life and fancy works , of & noble a composer imagination who , as , and he justl a lofty y says poetical , possessed spirit in . " as From rich the profusion record as of ever a sadly , fell troubled to a musician life it ' s share is a relief ' an to exquisite turn "to com that poser of fo ' s sunny career an , the existence history as of Rossini which , ' s . he Mr says . Sutherland , " is the history Edwards of opera has brightl in Italy y during and pleasantly the first half described of the the nineteenth Italian pu century blicati , " on and of the he has other added volumes two chapters of this series on Donizetti of pmall , Belli but valuable ni , and Verdi books . . ' We look forward with no slight interest to tbe SCHUBERT . ' ' It Able is a to nd be attractive hoped that —decidedly Mr . Frost a success 's book /— will Tablet , by calling . public attention to the great mass of still unpublished music of maintained Sch Wi ubert thout , in lead further their to some successors preamble energetic ; it and m action ust these be wi said books th that refe will rence the be high found to it characte . '— val Maxcheste uable r shown not only h Ex in the to aminer the firs general t . couple reader of volumes , but , is by admirably reason of account the catalogues of tLe with lives which of these they eminent are furnished men could , for be cas condensed ual reference into as the well close . It limit is not allowed to be supposed but there that is enough a comprehensive contained - between the covers to please the taste at once , and stimulate the appetite for more minute research , . '— Sunday Times . rossini . Francis very ' Mr readable . Hueffer Sutherland for ( m Sam , all Ed pso the wards n leading Low has ) a contributed facts memoir rega of rding to Rossini a the series life and and of his biographies works school of , which the publishin great gives master g in under a skilfully and the his general disciples condensed ed . i , torship Mr but . Edward withal of M / s ve > ft s occasio rise are nal very critical pleasantl observations y combined on with the the various biographical composers narrative ' works . and The on list the of Rossini controversies ' s works to published -which many in the of them append gi s , I with the dates of their production , renders a useful service to writers on musical subjects . '—Daily News . I WEBER AJKTD SCHUBERT . I circ by traces operas the ' umstances Two the show first more composer instalments the . volumes spirit Of ' Schuljert s rise of of have the to thia musical romantic been , biographical Mr . issued F fame rost sc , h of oo , furnishes but scries " l In The also its . Gre brightest gives Fresh a at well Musicians an value -wri and interesting tten is moat / thus ' and and captivatin given insigh ap they preciative to fully t into the g forms bear present his biography - out personal Schubert contribution the . expectation charac Unlike had little te , which Weber r nnd s aptltuuo encouraged — doinesu not wmwe ¦ only ^ > r I I I i : opportunity for writing- for the stage . In other styles of composition , however , he displayed talent of the highest on * . 11 logne Mr . Frost of those ' s work of Weber concludes , accompanied with a chronological by discriminating table of critical Schubert remarks ' s works . ' , and Sir Julius Benedict gives n similar caw- II II I London : SAMPSON Crow LOW * Buildings , MARSTON , 188 Fleet , Street BEARLE , E . C . , & KIYINGTON , PS ^ J I
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Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Dec. 6, 1881, page 1222, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_06121881/page/166/
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