(Amadeus). This classic work is perhaps Bernstein's finest collection of conversations on the meaning and wonder of music. This book is a must for all music fans who wish to experience music more fully and deeply through one of the most inspired, and inspiring, music intellects of our time. Employing the creative device of "Imaginary ......
This book offers a guide to Mendelssohn's musical output providing points of entry into a large body of work, much of which remains far too little known. There's much more to Mendelssohn than the "Italian" Symphony and the "Midsummer Night's Dream" Overture, and a whole world of vivid, expressive, and fantastical music is ready for exploration.
Helps readers discover their own path to the natural, transcendent fulfilment of making music. Drawing on experience, psychological insight, and wisdom ancient and modern, this work shows how to trust yourself and set your own musicality free. It is aimed at teachers, professionals, and students of any instrument.
(Amadeus). The Official Guide to Steinway Pianos is a compendium from the archives of renowned piano maker Steinway & Sons to encompass for the first time reference material and details from 16 decades of Steinway piano making in New York. Thirty years of research and compilation by authors Roy F. Kehl and David R. Kirkland bring to light with ......
This holistic approach to the keyboard is based on an understanding of the relationship between physical function and movement and musical purpose, and it is a resource for pianists and teachers. Professor Fink explains his ideas and demonstrates his developmental exercises.
(Amadeus). The piano music of Maurice Ravel is among the most thrilling, the most colorful, and, for pianists, the most challenging of the repertoire. This book is about how performers and listeners can discover it and relate to it how it sounds and feels under the fingers and within the receptive imagination. But to write about those experiences, ......
Beethoven's orchestral works include some of the most iconic and popular pieces of classical music ever written. David Hurwitz surveys all of his symphonies, overtures, concertos, theatrical music, his single ballet and other music for the dance, and several short pieces. It also features extensive discographies and recommended recordings.
(Amadeus). Alma Rose's tragic story, from her birth and youth in the exalted musical circles of Vienna (her father was leader of the Vienna Philharmonic, her uncle was Gustav Mahler) to her death at Auschwitz, first came to public attention through the 1980 film Playing for Time . As leader of the only women's orchestra in the Nazi camps, by force ......
