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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 Conversations" in the first section of his book, Bernstein illuminates the importance of the symphony in America, the greatness of Beethoven, and the art of composing. The book also includes a photo section and a third section with the transcripts from his televised Omnibus music series, including "Beethoven's Fifth Symphony," "The World of Jazz," "Introduction to Modern Music," and "What Makes Opera Grand."

THE ANATOMY OF A NEW YORK DEBUT RECITAL

In ÊThe Composer-Pianists: Hamelin and The EightÊ Robert Rimm writes about eight legendary enigmatic and interrelated composer-pianists of the instrument''s golden age and goes on to consider their present-day advocate and astounding interpreter Marc-Andr© Hamelin whose dynamic playing and engaging personality immediately impressed Rimm upon their first encounter. Rimm portrays The Eight (Alkan Busoni Feinberg Godowsky Medtner Rachmaninov Scriabin and Sorabji) as the piano''s aural sensualists and explores the relationships among their music their music-making their ideas and their lives.

This is the first English-language biography of the beloved Swedish tenor, incorporating recollections by his widow, information from the family archives, and material from operatic archives the world over. A chronology of his performances is also included.

Available for the first time in English, this biography, published in Prague only a few months after the composer''s death, provides a contemporary view of the man and musician. Eminent Beethoven scholar Barry Cooper puts this curious work into perspective, clarifying inaccuracies in the original 19th-century text.

This lucid guide traces the concerto''s evolution over the major periods of music: baroque, classical, romantic, and 20th century. The compositions of each important composer are discussed in detail, making this a useful companion to the form.

ÊThe Opera CompanionÊ has established itself over the years as a classic reference book for opera lovers whether devoted or casual. Synopses of 47 of the most frequently performed operas (18 composers) are given with key words to clue the listener in to the action and musical descriptions designed for those who cannot read music. A catalog of major operas lists composer librettist and date and place of first performance. It explains the techniques of opera in chapters on the overture melody aria and recitative with a description of the human voice as both an artistic and mechanical instrument. The book also includes a short history of opera told chiefly in terms of the audience and its behavior and offers a glossary to be read for enjoyment as well as information.

What''s it like to grow up on a small farm in Illinois only to find yourself, some 20 years later, performing on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera House? And then to travel the world, singing in historic theaters from La Scala in Milan to Vienna, Paris, London, and beyond? Former Met star Sherrill Milnes tells all in this completely updated edition of his very successful biography.

The music dramas of Richard Wagner have for the last 150 years thrilled and amazed listeners everywhere. In ÊWagner MomentsÊ author J. K. Holman has assembled 100 such moments from the living and dead famous and not so famous from Charles Baudelaire to Placido Domingo musicians and non-musicians. Mr. Holman edits these stories placing them in their biographical and historical context.

PLAYING BACH ON THE KEYBOARD

THE EXTRAORDINARY OPERATIC ADVENTURES OF BLANCHE ARRAL

ARTURO TOSCANINI THE NBC YEARS