Canto d'amore
Classicist modernism in art and music 1914–1935
Edited by Gottfried Boehm, Ulrich Mosch, and Katharina Schmidt
London: Merrell Holberton Publishers, 1996.
492 pp., 25 x 30 cm
ISBN 3-7204-0092-X
(out of print)
This large catalogue accompanied the like-named exhibition held at the Basel Kunstmuseum in 1996. It presents a large number of exhibition items and groups of items in high-quality color plates, concise discussions of the works involved, and fundamental essays by leading authorities on facets of «classicism» in modern music and the visual arts, with side glances at the sister arts of architecture and literature.
German and French editions:
«Canto d'amore: Klassizistische Moderne in Musik und bildender Kunst 1914-1935» (Berne: Benteli)
«Canto d'amore: Modernité et classicisme dans la musique et les beaux-arts entre 1914 et 1935» (Paris: Flammarion)