Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Musicians

by Elbert Hubbard

24 chapters7h 55mEnglish0

About this book

Elbert Hubbard describes the homes of authors, poets, social reformers and other prestigious people, reflecting on how their surroundings may have influenced them. These short essays are part biography and part pontification of Hubbard's opinion of the subject and their oeuvre. In this volume he reflects on the lives of great musicians. Included are Richard Wagner, Paganini, Frederic Chopin, Robert Schumann, Sebastian Bach, Felix Mendelsohn, Franz Liszt, Ludwig van Beethoven, George Handel, Giuseppe Verdi, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Johannes Brahms. (Summary by Lucy Perry and Availle.) This is Volume 14 in a series of 14 books.

Chapters (24)

1Richard Wagner, Part 1

2227

2Richard Wagner, Part 2

2467

3Paganini, Part 1

1514

4Paganini, Part 2

650

5Frederic Chopin, Part 1

1305

6Frederic Chopin, Part 2

1180

7Robert Schumann, Part 1

1094

8Robert Schumann, Part 2

921

9Sebastian Bach, Part 1

1110

10Sebastian Bach, Part 2

744

11Felix Mendelssohn, Part 1

893

12Felix Mendelssohn, Part 2

1082

13Franz Liszt, Part 1

1322

14Franz Liszt, Part 2

2092

15Ludwig van Beethoven, Part 1

989

16Ludwig van Beethoven, Part 2

1273

17George Handel, Part 1

754

18George Handel, Part 2

938

19Giuseppe Verdi, Part 1

971

20Giuseppe Verdi, Part 2

663

21Wolfgang Mozart, Part 1

951

22Wolfgang Mozart, Part 2

1182

23Johannes Brahms, Part 1

1049

24Johannes Brahms, Part 2

1137

Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Musicians

About this book

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