Davis, Andrew 1944-Overview
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Andrew Davis
Most widely held works by
Andrew Davis
A young person's guide to music
by Neil Ardley
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8 editions published between 1995 and 2004 in English and Spanish and held by 890 libraries worldwide With an accompanying CD, this book introduces instruments of the orchestra and supplies a concise history of classical music. This volume, accompanied by a CD, supplies a concise history of music & focuses on classical music & the instruments that create it. In association with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, A Young Person's Guide to Music is a combination package that makes music accessible and fun. The first part of the book deals with the orchestra, its structure, and the role of the conductor. Symbols in the text tell the reader when to listen to specific tracks on the CD that relate directly to the text. The second part uses illustrated timelines to chart the lives of famous composers and performers, and pinpoints important musical developments.
Lulu
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6 editions published between 1996 and 2003 in German and held by 327 libraries worldwide "Based on a pair of once-banned plays by the fin de siècle satirist Frank Wedekind, Alban Berg's operatic swansong charts the rise and fall of a femme fatale, a serial seductress, from life as a society heiress to prostitution and eventual death at the hands of Jack the Ripper"--Container.
Messiah
by George Frideric Handel
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15 editions published between 1987 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 319 libraries worldwide
Symphony no. 1
by William Walton
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2 editions published in 1994 and held by 284 libraries worldwide
Symphony no. 4 in G major Songs of a wayfarer
by Gustav Mahler
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4 editions published in 1991 in German and English and held by 265 libraries worldwide
Piano concerto no. 1
by Franz Liszt
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2 editions published between 2006 and 2007 and held by 226 libraries worldwide
I hear the water dreaming
by Tōru Takemitsu
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4 editions published in 2000 in No Linguistic content and German and held by 211 libraries worldwide
Soprano
by Nicole Cabell
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5 editions published in 2007 in 4 languages and held by 209 libraries worldwide
Symphonie fantastique
by Hector Berlioz
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3 editions published in 1993 in No Linguistic content and Undetermined and held by 205 libraries worldwide
Kát'a Kabanova
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4 editions published between 1988 and 2001 in Czech and held by 193 libraries worldwide Tobias Hoheisel's designs combine bare outlines with the neurotic colors of Edvard Munch's expressionistic world, while Nikolaus Lehnhoff's production realistically depicts the suffocating and frustrated emotions that are destroying a straight-laced middle-class household.
Jenůfa
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Visual
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3 editions published in 1989 in Czech and held by 192 libraries worldwide A tale of passion, betrayal, and the transfiguring power of love. The embittered widow, Kostelnička, drowns her infant grandson to save her beloved stepdaughter Jenůfa from the shame and hardship of raising an illegitimate child.
Four last songs 4 letzte Lieder = 4 derniers lieder ; Orchestral songs = Lieder
by Richard Strauss
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21 editions published between 1978 and 2005 in German and English and held by 191 libraries worldwide
The planets op. 32
by Gustav Holst
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19 editions published between 1986 and 2008 in 4 languages and held by 182 libraries worldwide This stunnning visualization accompanies a highly-acclaimed performance of Gustav Holst's suite by the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Andrew Davis. In this powerful statement of Holst's vision, three elements are combined -- Holst's music, stunning photography of the planets, and the eloquent visual images of Holst's own interpretation of the astrological significance of each planet.
La clemenza di Tito opera seria in two acts
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3 editions published between 1991 and 2007 in Italian and held by 181 libraries worldwide In this performance of Mozart's last opera, Nicholas Hytner's staging for the Glyndebourne Festival Opera sheds new light on a story of passion that overrides loyalty and integrity that is tested to the extreme.
Violin concerto
by Alban Berg
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3 editions published between 2001 and 2002 in No Linguistic content and English and held by 179 libraries worldwide
Symphony no. 4 in E minor Zigeunerlieder
by Johannes Brahms
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3 editions published between 1977 and 1997 in 3 languages and held by 166 libraries worldwide
Symphony no. 3
by Edward Elgar
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2 editions published in 1998 and held by 166 libraries worldwide
The mask of Orpheus
by Harrison Birtwistle
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4 editions published in 1997 in English and held by 164 libraries worldwide
The mask of time
by Michael Tippett
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9 editions published between 1987 and 1993 in English and Undetermined and held by 160 libraries worldwide
Tudor church music. Vol. I
by Thomas Tallis
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4 editions published in 1965 in Latin and held by 156 libraries worldwide more
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Belshazzar Cantatas, Sacred Carols Carols, English Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices) Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices) with orchestra Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) with orchestra Christmas music Concertos (Flute) Concertos (Orchestra) Concertos (Percussion) Concertos (Piano) Concertos (Violin) Criticism, interpretation, etc. Drama England Filmed operas Incidental music--Excerpts Jesus Christ Juvenile works Marches (Orchestra) Motets Music Musical settings Music appreciation Music--Instruction and study Music videos Opera Operas Operas--Analysis, appreciation Operas--Excerpts Oratorios Orchestra Orchestral music Orchestral music, Arranged Organ music Overtures Part songs, Sacred Rhapsodies (Music) Song cycles Songs (High voice) with orchestra Songs (Medium voice) with orchestra Songs with orchestra String orchestra music Suites (Orchestra) Suites (String orchestra) Symphonic poems Symphonies Variations (Orchestra) Violin with orchestra
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Alternative Names
Davis, Andrew Frank 1944-
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