The New York Times Essential Library: Opera - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The New York Times Essential Library: Opera write by Anthony Tommasini. This book was released on 2004-11. The New York Times Essential Library: Opera available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. An insightful, provocative selection of the best opera performances, chosen by The New York Times's chief classical music critic in one hundred original essays Opera intertwines the drama of the theater with the powerful emotionality of music. In this magical and illuminating guide to the best opera recordings, Anthony Tommasini delves into the ways story and music interweave to create the subtle but telling moments that move us. Tommasini brings to life the rich history of opera performance and the singers and conductors who, over the past century, have come to own the music. He chooses masterworks, such as Arturo Toscanini's La Boheme, captured for posterity fifty years after he conducted the opera's 1896 premiere for Puccini, and Leontyne Price's Leonora in Il Trovatore, an encapsulation of the ideal Verdi soprano. For aficionados and newcomers alike, Tommasini is the perfect guide to the passions and playfulness of the opera.
The Indispensable Composers
The Indispensable Composers - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Indispensable Composers write by Anthony Tommasini. This book was released on 2018. The Indispensable Composers available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The chief classical music critic of "The New York Times" explores the concept of greatness in relation to composers, considering elements of biography, influence, and shifting attitudes toward a composer's work over time.
The New York Times Essential Library: Classical Music
The New York Times Essential Library: Classical Music - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The New York Times Essential Library: Classical Music write by Allan Kozinn. This book was released on 2004-08-02. The New York Times Essential Library: Classical Music available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Kozinn's essays on the most dazzling recordings available provide both practical guidance for building a library and insight into the transcendent power of classical music."--BOOK JACKET.
The Snowy Day
The Snowy Day - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Snowy Day write by Ezra Jack Keats. This book was released on 2012-10-11. The Snowy Day available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The magic and wonder of winter’s first snowfall is perfectly captured in Ezra Jack Keat’s Caldecott Medal-winning picture book. Young readers can enjoy this celebrated classic as a full-sized board book, perfect for read-alouds of all kinds and a great gift for the holiday season. In 1962, a little boy named Peter put on his snowsuit and stepped out of his house and into the hearts of millions of readers. Universal in its appeal, this story beautifully depicts a child's wonder at a new world, and the hope of capturing and keeping that wonder forever. This big, sturdy edition will bring even more young readers to the story of Peter and his adventures in the snow. Ezra Jack Keats was also the creator of such classics as Goggles, A Letter to Amy, Pet Show!, Peter’s Chair, and A Whistle for Willie. (This book is also available in Spanish, as Un dia de nieve.) Praise for The Snowy Day: “Keats made Peter’s world so inviting that it beckons us. Perhaps the busyness of daily life in the 21st century makes us appreciate Peter even more—a kid who has the luxury of a whole day to just be outside, surrounded by snow that’s begging to be enjoyed.” —The Atlantic "Ezra Jack Keats's classic The Snowy Day, winner of the 1963 Caldecott Medal, pays homage to the wonder and pure pleasure a child experiences when the world is blanketed in snow."—Publisher's Weekly
New York Times Essential Library: Children's Movies
New York Times Essential Library: Children's Movies - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook New York Times Essential Library: Children's Movies write by Peter M. Nichols. This book was released on 2003-11-06. New York Times Essential Library: Children's Movies available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. An indispensable guide for parents from a leading expert on children's film For years Peter M. Nichols has been offering vital advice and information for parents about current movies in his regular "Taking the Children" column. But parents need the same kind of guidance when renting or buying videos and DVDs for their family. They may know that movies such as Toy Story and Chicken Run are good choices for their children, but Nichols helps parents go beyond the obvious choices to more unconventional movies like The African Queen and Some Like It Hot. From the classics of animation to a host of great comedies and dramas, Nichols provides a knowing and illuminating guide to one hundred great cinematic works. Each brief original essay not only explains why the children will enjoy the film but also allows Nichols to offer timely bits of film history and to discuss certain films in a larger cultural context. Nichols's knowledge and understanding of films is broad and deep, and many of his choices-especially of films that we might not have thought of as "children's films"-will surprise and delight readers.
