Gordon, David,  1965- <br/><br/>
Musical visitors to Britain  [[Book] /] 
David Gordon and Peter Gordon. 
 - London ;  New York :  Routledge,  2005. 
 - viii, 259 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [242]-251) and index. 
<br/><br/>'Brothers in the art or science of music' : sixteenth century visitors -- The restoration : new music, new faces -- Handel (1) : first among visitors -- Handel (2) : an Englishman by choice -- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : 'I am a dyed-in-the-wool Englishman' -- Haydn in London : 'a constellation of musical excellence' -- Interlude : the London pianoforte school -- 'That's Weber in London!' -- Felix Mendelssohn : a genius recognised -- Berlioz and Wagner : a meeting of minds -- Frédéric Chopin : 'my good Scottish ladies' -- Liszt and the wandering years -- Antonin Dvoérâak : an English celebrity -- 'This quite horrible city' : Tchaikovsky in London -- Richard Strauss : trouble with the censor -- Bartâok and the BBC -- The émigré composers : 'his majesty's most loyal internees'. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0713002387  9780713002386 (hbk. : alk. paper) 0713040521 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780713040524 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2005003079 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Composers--Travel--Great Britain.<br/>Music--Great Britain.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Great Britain--Social life and customs.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>ML390  / .G683 2005 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>780.941 
<br/><br/><label>National Library of Medicine Call No.: </label> / GM