The Loves of Great Composers
by Gustav Kobbé
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Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. This book is printed in black & white, Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Reprinted in 2022 with the help of original edition published long back 1919. As this book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages. If it is multi vo Resized as per current standards. We expect that you will understand our compulsion with such books. 204 The loves of great co...
Chapters (38)
- [Frontispiece: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (photogravure)]
- The Loves of Great Composers
- Thomas Y. Crowell & Co. New York
- To Charles Dwyer
- Mozart and his Constance Beethoven and his "Immortal Beloved" Mendelssohn and his Cécile Chopin and the Countess Delphine Potocka The Schumanns: Robert and Clara Franz Liszt and his Carolyne Wagner and Cosima
- List of Illustrations
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (photogravure) . . . . Frontispiece Mozart at the Age of Eleven Constance, Wife of Mozart Ludwig van Beethoven Countess Therese von Brunswick "Beethoven at Heiligenstadt" Félix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Fanny Hensel, Sister of Mendelssohn Cécile, Wife of Mendelssohn The Mendelssohn Monument in Leipsic Frédéric Chopin [missing from book] Countess Potocka The Death of Chopin Robert Schumann Robert and Clara Schumann, in 1847 Clara Schumann at the Piano The Schumann Monument in the Bonn Cemetery Franz Liszt Liszt at the Piano The Princess Carolyne, in her Latter Years at Rome The Altenburg, Weimar, where Liszt and Carolyne lived Richard Wagner Cosima, Wife of Wagner Richard and Cosima Wagner Richard and Cosima Wagner entertaining in their Home Wahnfried, Liszt and Hans von Wolzogen
- Mozart and His Constance
- [Illustration: Mozart at the age of eleven. From a painting by Van der Smissen in the Mozarteum, Salzburg.]
- [Illustration: Constance, wife of Mozart. From an engraving by Nissen.]
- Beethoven and his "Immortal Beloved"
- [Illustration: Ludwig van Beethoven]
- [Illustration: Countess Therese von Brunswick. From the portrait by Ritter von Lampir in the Beethoven-Haus at Bonn. Redrawn by Reich.]
- [Illustration: "Beethoven at Heiligenstadt." From the painting by Carl Schmidt.]
- Mendelssohn and his Cécile
- [Illustration: Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy.]
- [Illustration: Fanny Hensel, sister of Mendelssohn.]
- [Illustration: Cécile, wife of Mendelssohn.]
- [Illustration: The Mendelssohn Monument in Leipsig.]
- Chopin and the Countess Delphine Potocka
- [Illustration: Frédéric Chopin (missing from book)]
- [Illustration: Countess Potocka. From the famous pastel in the Royal Berlin Gallery. Artist unknown.]
- [Illustration: The death of Chopin. From the painting by Barrias.]
- The Schumanns: Robert and Clara
- [Illustration: Robert Schumann.]
- [Illustration: Robert and Clara Schumann in 1847. From a lithograph in possession of the Society of Friends of Music, Vienna.]
- [Illustration: Clara Schumann at the piano.]
- [Illustration: The Schumann Monument in the Bonn Cemetery.]
- Franz Liszt and his Carolyne
- [Illustration: Franz Liszt. Painting by Ary Scheffer.]
- [Illustration: Liszt at the piano.]
- [Illustration: The Princess Carolyne in her later years at Rome.]
- [Illustration: The Altenburg, Weimar, where Liszt and Carolyne lived.]
- Wagner and Cosima
- [Illustration: Richard Wagner. From the original lithograph of the Egusquiza portrait.]
- [Illustration: Cosima, wife of Wagner. From a portrait bust made before her marriage.]
- [Illustration: Richard and Cosima Wagner.]
- [Illustration: Richard and Cosima Wagner entertaining in their home Wahnfried, Liszt, and Hans von Wolzogen. Painting by W. Beckmann.]
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