The concept of genius intrigues us. Artistic geniuses have something other people don't have. In some cases that something seems to be a remarkable kind of inspiration that permits the artist to exceed his own abilities. It is as if the artist is suddenly possessed, as if some outside force flows through them at the moment of creation. In other cases genius seems best explained as a natural gift. The artist is the possessor of an extra talent that enables the production of masterpiece after masterpiece. This book explores the concept of artistic genius and how it came to be symbolised by three great composers of the modern era: Handel, Mozart, and Beethoven.
- ISBN10 0300135114
- ISBN13 9780300135114
- Publish Date 14 May 2014 (first published 10 September 2001)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Yale University Press
- Format eBook
- Pages 304
- Language English