Louis Moreau Gottschalk

"'Intrinsically, Gottschalk is a good if not great composer, whose technical abilities were precisely matched to his experiental needs; historically, he is the earliest of the hybrid artists we now call 'crossover.' On both counts, his life and work deserve investigation more committed than he has so far received. Frederick Starr's fat book, thoroughly researched, documented and annotated, leaves few stones unturned, and is judiciously balanced between the life-enhancing Work and the brief but colorful Life.Starr, S. Frederick is the author of 'Louis Moreau Gottschalk' with ISBN 9780252068768 and ISBN 0252068769.