A survey of music from the late nineteenth century ('modern' at the time), including references to style, comments on traditionalism and nationalism, the latter being a core feature of music at that time. Also included are a number of composers you have probably never heard of. (Summary by The Reader)
Chapters
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Introduction Read by Edmund Bloxam 32:52
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Chapter One: By and After Currents of the Romantic Movement Read by Edmund Bloxam 1:14:27
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Chapter Two: The Russian Romanticists Read by Edmund Bloxam 42:43
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Chapter Three: The Music of Modern Scandinavia, Part One Read by Edmund Bloxam 51:22
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Chapter Three: The Music of Modern Scandinavia, Part Two Read by Edmund Bloxam 46:19
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Chapter Four: The Russian Nationalists Read by Edmund Bloxam 58:41
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Chapter Five: The Music of Contemporary Russia Read by Edmund Bloxam 57:32
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Chapter Six: Musical Development in Bohemia and Hungary, Part One Read by Edmund Bloxam 45:48
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Chapter Six: Musical Development in Bohemia and Hungary, Part Two Read by Edmund Bloxam 28:42
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Chapter Seven: The Post-Classical and Poetic Schools of Modern Germany, Part One Read by Edmund Bloxam 39:35
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Chapter Seven: The Post-Classical and Poetic Schools of Modern Germany, Part Two Read by Edmund Bloxam 36:58
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Chapter Eight: German Opera after Wagner and Modern German Song, Part One Read by Edmund Bloxam 39:29
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Chapter Eight: German Opera after Wagner and Modern German Song, Part Two Read by Edmund Bloxam 38:10
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Chapter Nine: The Followers of César Franck, Part One Read by Edmund Bloxam 39:45
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Chapter Nine: The Followers of César Franck, Part Two Read by Edmund Bloxam 41:22
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Chapter Ten: Debussy and the Ultra-Modernists, Part One Read by Edmund Bloxam 54:02
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Chapter Ten: Debussy and the Ultra-Modernists, Part Two Read by Edmund Bloxam 50:46
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Chapter Eleven: The Operatic Sequel to Verdi Read by Edmund Bloxam 39:10
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Chapter Twelve: The Renaissance of Instrumental Music in Italy Read by Edmund Bloxam 49:42
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Chapter Thirteen: The English Musical Renaissance, Part One Read by Edmund Bloxam 25:45
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Chapter Thirteen: The English Musical Renaissance, Part Two Read by Edmund Bloxam 43:41
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