The great instrumental works - M. Owen Lee

From Mozart to Debussy to Olivier Messiaen
the works of 50 composers are closely examined in The Great Instrumental Works. It is a book for anyone who enjoys the lively arts of opera
drama
film
literature
and popular song and who wants to find out what is really going on in the symphonies of Mozart
the string quartets of Beethoven
the orchestral works of Debussy and Ravel
and the contemporary pieces of Olivier Messiaen and Arvo Prt. The author
Father Owen Lee
is an internationally known commentator on music and the arts
and writes with a style that has been called
rich
dense
and profound
(Citizen's Weekly)
highly readable
(Choice)
and
often irreverently amusing
(Opera News). With Father Lee as a guide
the intricacies of classical forms and key relationships are rendered not only intelligible but meaningful
the music itself becomes life-enhancing
and its great composers come vividly to life.