Classical Biography

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Songlist Close Alfred Cortot: In Search Of Chopin ~ Biography £14.95  Add To Basket Availability  In Stock. Usually ships in 24 hours Media Book Publisher Dover Publications A series of themed essays rather than a traditional biography, this profile of Chopin is the work of legendary conductor and performer, Alfred Cortot. More

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Songlist Close Michael Steinberg: The Symphony - A Listener's Guide ~ Backing Tracks £23.00  Add To Basket Availability  Special Order. Usually ships in 14 working days Media Book Publisher Oxford University Press Discusses some 118 works by 36 major composers, from Beethoven and Brahms to Sibelius and Stravinsky. More

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Songlist Close Roye E. Wates: Mozart: An Introduction To The Music, The Man, And The Myths ~ Biography £19.50  Add To Basket Availability  In Stock. Usually ships in 24 hours Media Book Publisher Amadeus Press Mozart: An Introduction to the Music, the Man, and the Myths explores in detail 20 of the composer's major works in the context of his tragically brief life and the turbulent times in which he lived. More

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Songlist Close David Hurwitz: Shostakovich Symphonies And Concertos - An Owner's Manual ~ Biography £13.95  Add To Basket Availability  In Stock. Usually ships in 24 hours Media Book, CD Publisher Amadeus Press In Shostakovich Symphonies and Concertos acclaimed author David Hurwitz describes the musical elements of that language: what it sounds like, how it works expressively, as opposed to providing a mere technical analysis. More

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Songlist Close Messiaen ~ Biography £16.95  Add To Basket Availability  In Stock. Usually ships in 24 hours Media Book Publisher Omnibus Press Robert Sherlaw Johnson's pioneering work on the music of Olivier Messiaen has become the foundation stone upon which all Messiaen scholarship is based. More

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Songlist Close Francois-Joseph Fetis: Nicolo Paganini - With An Analysis Of His Compositions And A Sketch Of The History Of The Violin ~ Biography £8.95  Add To Basket Availability  In Stock. Usually ships in 24 hours Media Book Publisher Dover Publications Written by an immensely important musicologist, this rare 1860 monograph analyzes Nicolo Paganini's compositions and provides a fascinating history of the Violin. More

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Songlist Close New Illustrated Lives of Great Composers: Mahler ~ Biography £12.95  Add To Basket Availability  In Stock. Usually ships in 24 hours Media Book, CD Publisher Omnibus Press This fully illustrated biography of Gustav Mahler explores a reputation that has enjoyed mixed fortunes. Mahler’s compositions were often neglected after his death even though, in his lifetime, he was universally acclaimed as a conductor. More

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Songlist Close Humphrey Searle: The Music Of Liszt ~ Biography £16.95  Add To Basket Availability  In Stock. Usually ships in 24 hours Media Book Publisher Dover Publications Virtuoso pianist Franz Liszt was a key figure in the evolution of modern music. The Music Of Liszt, by well-known British composer and musicologist Humphrey Searle, constitutes the most authoritative English-language study of Liszt's works. More

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Songlist Close Albert Schweitzer: J. S. Bach - Volume One ~ Biography £16.95  Add To Basket Availability  In Stock. Usually ships in 24 hours Media Book Publisher Dover Publications Volume 1 of 2-volume set. This stimulating narrative traces Bach's life; discusses contemporary artistic and philosophical movements; assesses the work of his predecessors Schutz, Scheidt, Buxtehude, etc., analyzes Bach's own work; and passes on brilliant recommendations for performance. More

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Songlist Close Ernest Newman: Hugo Wolf ~ Biography £12.95  Add To Basket Availability  In Stock. Usually ships in 24 hours Media Book Publisher Dover Publications Hailed as "very interesting and very stimulating" by The New York Times, this critical biography explores the life and music of the supreme master of German song, Hugo Wolf. More

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Songlist Close Mogens Andersen: Fluktuationer Festskrift Til Ib Nørholm ~ Biography £28.95  Add To Basket Availability  In Stock. Usually ships in 24 hours Media Book Publisher Edition Wilhelm Hansen A large number of Danish musicologists, composers and journalists pay their tribute to Danish composer Ib Nørholm (b. 1931). More

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Songlist Close Victor Lederer: Beethoven's Chamber Music - A Listener's Guide ~ Biography £16.95  Add To Basket Availability  Special Order. Usually ships in 21 working days Media Book, CD Publisher Amadeus Press Ludwig van Beethoven's chamber works are some of his most revered compositions. Victor Lederer guides the serious nonprofessional listener through this oeuvre in his new book Beethoven's Chamber Music: A Listener's Guide. More

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Songlist Close Michael Rabin: America's Virtuoso Violinist ~ Biography £17.95  Add To Basket Availability  Special Order. Usually ships in 21 working days Media Book Publisher Amadeus Press In Michael Rabin: America's Virtuoso Violinist, Anthony Feinstein tells the poignant story of the life and career of one of history's greatest violinists. As a child prodigy, Rabin had the classical music world at his feet. More

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Songlist Close Malcolm Arnold in Words ~ Biography £14.95  Add To Basket Availability  On Order. Usually ships in 2-4 weeks Media Book Publisher Queen's Temple Publications This collection of Malcolm Arnold's writings and interviews presents a fascinating insight into his complex mind. More

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Songlist Close Amy Fay: Music-Study In Germany - The Classic Memoir Of The Romantic Era ~ Biography £12.95  Add To Basket Availability  In Stock. Usually ships in 24 hours Media Book Publisher Dover Publications Dating from 1869 to 1875, this famous series of engaging letters by a young American pianist uniquely describes study with Liszt, Tausig, and other luminaries. More

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Songlist Close The Lionel Bart Story: Fings Ain't Wot They Used T' Be ~ Biography £19.95  Add To Basket Availability  In Stock. Usually ships in 24 hours Media Book Publisher Omnibus Press Lionel Bart was a writer and composer of British pop music and musicals, best known for creating the book, music and lyrics for Oliver! More

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Songlist Close Peter Williams: The Organ Music of J.S. Bach ~ Reference £38.95  Add To Basket Availability  Special Order. Usually ships in 14 working days Media Book Publisher Cambridge University Press This is a completely revised edition of volumes I and II of The Organ Music of J. S. Bach (1980), a bestselling title, which has subsequently become a classic text. More

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Songlist Close James Levine: 40 Years At The Met ~ Biography £24.95  Add To Basket Availability  Special Order. Usually ships in 21 working days Media Book Publisher Amadeus Press This extraordinary collection of photographs and essays chronicles the unparalleled career of Maestro James Levine over four decades at the Metropolitan Opera. More

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Songlist Close Graham Johnson/Richard Stokes: A French Song Companion ~ Reference £42.00  Add To Basket Availability  Special Order. Usually ships in 7 working days Media Book Publisher Oxford University Press The French Song Companion is the most comprehensive book of French mélodie in any language. The great accompagnist Graham Johnson, a noted authority of song, provides repertoire guides to the work of some 150 composers - the majority of them from France, but including British, American, German, Spanish, and Italian musicians who have written French vocal music. More

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Songlist Close Unlocking The Masters Deluxe Set ~ Biography £39.95  Add To Basket Availability  In Stock. Usually ships in 24 hours Media 3 x Book, 3 x CD Publisher Amadeus Press The big three - Bach, Beethoven and Brahms - all together in one deluxe set! Each volume presents an in-depth exploration of the composer's world of musical intimacies in an easy-to-read, nuts-and-bolts manner. More