Rossini: The Gateway to Classical Music Series

Author: Compiler: Zou Jianping
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Publish Date: 2002-03-24
Features: This book records the interesting life stories and success experiences of Rossini, appreciates his representative musical works, and introduces some rare CD editions for music enthusiasts to refer to when collecting. Rossini (1792-1868), an Italian composer, created outstanding works in both opera and operetta with his distinct national sentiments and patriotic ideas. His operas are imbued with a strong spirit of national liberation, while his operettas are witty, cheerful, elegant, and profound in meaning, resonating widely with the people at the time and saving the declining Italian opera from oblivion, earning him the title of "Reviver of Italian Opera Art."