Michelangelo war; genau wie Leonardo; ein ldquo;universellerrdquo; Kuuml;nstler: Maler; Baumeister; Bildhauer und Dichter. Er war der Hauptmeister der italienischen Hochrenaissance und Wegbereiter des Manierismus. Seine Vorliebe galt der als Ausdruck der Leidenschaft angesehenen Skulptur. Nach Landschaften sucht man bei ihm vergeblich. Alles; was den Menschen ausmacht; seine Gefuuml;hle; Leidenschaften; seinen Intellekt; wollte Michelangelo durch den nackten Kouml;rper zum Ausdruck bringen; den er kaum einmal in einer Ruhestellung; ohne Bewegung zeigte. Die Malkunst war fuuml;r ihn nur ein anderes; leichter zu handhabendes Mittel; um das in kuuml;nstlerische Worte zu fassen; was seine Seele bewegte. So gestaltete er; der sich selbst in erster Linie als Bildhauer sah; ein Deckengemauml;lde; wie es lyrischer und epischer in der gesamten Geschichte der Malkunst nicht zu finden ist: die Decke der Sixtinischen Kapelle. Uuml;ber die riesige Flauml;che von 1000 msup2; entfaltete er hier seine ganze Genialitauml;t. Als er die Arbeit im Auftrag von Papst Klemens VII. (1478 bis 1534) aufnahm; war er gerade mal 34 Jahre alt. In seinem letzten Gemauml;lde; dem Juuml;ngsten Gericht an der Wand der Sixtinischen Kapelle; lieszlig; er seinen eigenen Qualen freien Lauf. Was bedeuteten kuuml;nstlerische Gesetze und Konventionen im Vergleich zu dem Schmerz; der in seinem Inneren tobte und ein Ventil brauchte? Kein Wunder; dass seine Zeitgenossen den Ausdruck terribilitagrave; auf seinen Stil anwandten. Seine Figuren entfuuml;hren uns in Gefilde der Phantasie; die weit uuml;ber das hinausgehen; was wir normalerweise mit ihrem Namen verbinden.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Essential Musicians Guide for Avoiding InjuryBy Douglas LangWhen I started playing the cello as an adult; several years ago; my cello teacher recommended Janet Horvaths book; Playing (Less) Hurt; when I complained of pain in my thumbs; elbow and back. I am now playing more relaxed and with little pain; thanks to the help of her book! She clearly described what was causing my pain and recommended ways to play my instrument to avoid injury. I found her use of anatomy diagrams and figures helpful for understanding how to warm up; how to sit and be more relaxed when playing my instrument; and how to stretch between practice sessions. As a new string player; I have found her guidance very helpful. However; her book is not just for string musicians. I also play the piano and a brass instrument. Her recommendations are very helpful for how to continue playing these instruments without pain too. I want to be involved in music throughout my life--I have found in Janets book a companion guide to help me do this. I highly recommend this book to any musician! I have benefited so much from her book; that I have purchased three copies for the other members of a piano-string quartet with which I am currently playing.11 of 11 people found the following review helpful. An essential book for string players of all agesBy Stephen C BalderstonI have just finished reading this magnificent book. Amazing! I am so impressed by the incredible work that Ms. Horvath has done on the issues that plague many musicians. This book has invaluable advice on how all musicians; young and older; can avoid repetitive stress injury entirely. In spite of world class training; I ve had lower back surgery; hearing loss; and both reconstructive hand and shoulder surgery in the course of my 30 year career. It took me these injuries and years of thinking and experimenting to arrive at the conclusions contained within the book; the book is an incredibly valuable weath of knowledge and information that will educate musicians to practice and play smarter; healthier and happier! I plan to make it required reading for all of my students at my university. I also recommend it highly to my colleagues! Thank you on behalf of all of us.Stephen BalderstonFormer Section Cello; St. Louis Symphony OrchestraFormer Assistant Principal; Chicago Symphony OrchestraProfessor of Cello; DePaul University School of MusicCellist; The American Chamber Players2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. The right book for my daughter.By David CristI cant speak directly as to how helpful it has been; but my daughter has been using it since I bought it for her last year. She is a professional cellist with breast cancer and wants/needs to continue to play her instrument. Janet (the author) is also a survivor and was/is a professional cellist. Okay. Without being grim about it; there are a lot of books-for-cancer-survivors in general and even a fair number for musicians specifically. To be blunt; I gave this one a chance as the authors experience closely matched my daughters situation. My daughter says that it has helped her a lot in her recovery and it is likely to be used as a reference for a long while to come.