Davies, J. Q., 1973-

Romantic anatomies of performance / J.Q. Davies. - 1 online resource (280 pages) : illustrations

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Veluti in speculum : the twilight of the castrato -- Reflecting on reflex : a touching fact about Chopin -- The Sontag-Malibran stereotype -- Boneless hands/Thalberg's ready-made soul/velvet fingers -- In search of voice : Nourrit's voix mixte, Donzelli's bari-tenor -- Liszt's metapianism and the cultural history of the hand.

9780520958005 (e-book)


Music--History and criticism.--19th century
Music--Performance--History.


Electronic books.

ML160 / .D257 2014eb

781.4/309034