| #2391997 in Books | Vendome Press | 1998-09-01 | Ingredients: Example Ingredients | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 12.50 x.75 x10.25l,3.50 | File type: PDF | 200 pages | ||3 of 4 people found the following review helpful.| A stunningly beautiful book|By A Customer|it's not clear to me why this book has not been released as I just saw it in a bookstore in downtown San Francisco. The book is a gem. There is enormous satisfaction in seeing the milieu in which a great work of musical composition took place. The quality of the photographs have nothing banal or boring about them and enhance the ver|From Library Journal|In this delightful sequel to Writers' Houses (Vendome, 1995), G?fen, who has authored several music biographical and historical works, richly describes the homes or haunts of some 23 composers. His clear prose is accompanied by some 250 beau
There is an endless fascination with the way people of genius live, as demonstrated by Vendome's highly successful Writer's Houses. This delightful sequel takes readers around the world from Mozart's home in Salzburg to Chopin's in Nohant, where he conducted a passionate affair with Georges Sand. Here are also the astonishing houses of great operatic composers: Richard Wagner's Haus Wahnfried at Bayreuth (where Adolph Hitler was a frequent guest), Giacomo Puccini's luxur...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Composers' Houses | Gérard Gefen. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.