Book by Leonard Maurice
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Kathleen Ferrier has a reputation as the greatest lyric contralto of the twentiety century. Her story, from her humble beginnings as a telephone operator in Blackburn to the height of international fame as one of the world's leading concert artists and her untimely death at the age of forty-one, is told told with compelling insight and perception, using a variety of sources, from photographs, diaries, and private letters to the memoirs and recollections of those who knew her best. Despite having no formal musical training, Kathleen worked with all the celebrated conductors of the time, and is remembered for her performances of music by Brahms, Schubert and Mahler, as well as a handful of operatic roles. Enlarging considerably on many alternative biographies, this excellent account captures the warmth, humour and charm of a figure whose astonishing life and career proved to be, sadly, all too brief.
Maurice Leonard is a top television producer and a distinguished biographer. He was born in Surrey, and studied drama at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. In addition to Kathleen, he has written several titles, including a biography of the Russian soprano Oda Slobodaskya, under whom he studied singing, and that of the American screen legend in Mae West.
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Paperback / softback. Condición: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. Written with the co-operation of Kathleen's sister, Winifred, Maurice Leonard provides the most comprehensive biography available of one of the greatest singers of the twentieth century. Nº de ref. del artículo: B9781845886288
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Condición: New. Kathleen Ferrier was one of the greatest lyric contralto of the twentieth century. This book charts her life from her beginnings as a telephone operator in Blackburn, to the height of international fame as one of the world's leading concert artists. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC9; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 352. . 2008. Paperback. . . . . Nº de ref. del artículo: V9781845886288
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Condición: New. Kathleen Ferrier was one of the greatest lyric contralto of the twentieth century. This book charts her life from her beginnings as a telephone operator in Blackburn, to the height of international fame as one of the world's leading concert artists. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC9; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 352. . 2008. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Nº de ref. del artículo: V9781845886288
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