The Rest Is Noise : Listening to the Twentieth Century by Alex Ross
Alex Ross’ The Rest Is Noise could be called one of the most important and comprehesive surveys of modern music in a recent history. As a music critic at the start of ...
(August 2008)
Glenn Gould : a Life in Pictures by Tim Page
To read about pianist Glenn Gould is to be fascinated, humored and inspired. Glenn Gould: A Life in Pictures is a book that will enhance your joy in revisiting that short life ...
(May 2008)
Robert Schumann : Life and Death of a Musician by John Worthen
More than any other books, John Worthen’s biography brings readers closer to Schumann, the man behind a composer and pianist. Without a single music example, this book focuses on various intimate insights ...
(November 2007)
A Brahms Reader by Michael Musgrave
Both leisure readers and scholarly researchers will enjoy this wonderful book which examines the life and works of Johannes Brahms through the views of his contemporaries, such as Clara Schumann and Gustav ...
(August 2005)
How the Fender Bass Changed the World by Jim Roberts
This well-researched book traces the development of the electric bass from the earlier huge upright acoustic string bass to the small, easily-played amplified instrument that most bands now use. The Fender Precision ...
(February 2005)
Chronicles. Volume One by Bob Dylan
As a songwriter, Bob Dylan caught the attention of a generation with his revolutionary style. He ignored pat rhythms, rhymes, and timeframes — choosing to get his messages across in unique, almost ...
(January 2005)
Mozart : a Life by Maynard Solomon
Anyone who reads Solomon’s biographies simply never fails to notice his in-depth exploration behind the subject’s mind. Mozart is not an exception. Chronological events are mixed with psychological insights of the composer ...
(September 2004)
Turandot Project (DVD)
This DVD documents the production of Puccini's opera Turandot at its actual setting, the Forbidden City in Beijing. Any production of a major opera is a complex undertaking, but this one was ...
(February 2004)
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