Concertos and Choral Works: Essays in Musical Analysis, Volume 3

by Sir Donald Francis Tovey

A collection of critical essays containing nearly all the concertos in the standard repertory, from Bach to Walton. The choral works include long essays on Bach's "B minor Mass", Beethoven's "Mass in D", Haydn's "The Creation" and Verdi's "Requiem" amongst other famous works. Sir Donald Tovey, best known for his "Essays in Musical Analysis", has also written "Symphonies and Other Orchestral Works", "Chamber Music" and "Beethoven".

Genres: Music

429 pages, Paperback

First published February 4, 1935

Reviews

[Stephen Gamble · Rating 4 out of 5]

Such fun. A little out of date in terms of musicology but so elegantly written and with such evident wit and passion you can forgive him being of another age.