The Composer As Listener - A Guide to Music by Irving Kolodin (Editor); Berlioz, Weber, Liszt, Tchaikovsky, Wagner, Gounod, Mahler, Schoenberg, Clara Schumann, Wolf, Brahms, Moscheles, Grieg, Debussy, Massenet, and many others - 1962

New York: Collier Books, 1962. Collier # BS59. A treasury of musical commentary by great makers of music from Palestrina to Schoenberg. CONTENTS: Introduction; Part I - Composers (about Bach, Beethoven, Berlioz, Brahms, Bruckner, Chopin, Cui, Franz, Liszt, Mendelssohm, Mozart, Palestrina, Rimsky-Korsakov, Schubert, Schumann, J. Strauss, R. Strauss, Wagner, and Verdi); Part II - specific Compositions; III - Interpreters and Interpretation; IV - Creative Process; V - Audiences; VI - Miscellaneous. 320 pages. CONDITION: a solid, square Very Good Minus copy with moderate shelf-wear, creased only on the front spine edge, unmarked but for a previous owner's signature inside, with small bump/tears at the spine bottom and the front cover outside edge. This remains a quite respectable copy - now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag. NOTE: This small item will be shipped, securely packed, with a complimentary upgrade to trackable First Class on domestic (US) orders. . First Thus. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good Minus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.