A time there was; striking out on a path of his own; reputation growing steadily; inclined to speak of Europe in the past tense; I am native, rooted here: too much success; the big chariot; my subject is war, and the pity of war; aschenbach; classified list of works.
The design for the "20th-Century Composers" series received a 1995 Award for typographic Excellence from the New York Type Director's Club.
Michael Oliver is well known as a writer and broadcaster, having written and compiled numerous programmes for BBC Radio 3 and written regularly for Gramophone and other magazines for over 20 years. He is also the author of Igor Stravinsky in the 20th-Century Composers series.
'Enthusiastically recommended.' (Library Journal) 'Finely balanced
and beautifully written.' (Opera) 'Masterfully written. A highly
recommended book.' (Scenaria)
'Michael Oliver’s Phaidon volume on Britten is one of the best in
the series to date. The only regret, says Michael Tanner, is that
the book isn’t longer.' (Classic CD)'As a series, Phaidon's 20th
Century Composers has brought remarkable variety and a welter of
information, both necessary and delightfully trivial. Intended both
for the general reader and for the more enthusiatically musical...'
(The Scotsman)
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