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Published to coincide with Rostropovich's 80th birthday celebrations Mstislav Rostropovich, internationally recognised as one of the world's finest cellists and musicians, has always maintained that……続きを見る

Rimsky-Korsakov recalls his own life, in his own words This eBook edition of My Musical Life by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov, originally published in 1924, contains detailed Table Of Contents and Navigat……続きを見る

Alex Ross, renowned New Yorker music critic and author of the international bestseller and Pulitzer Prize finalist The Rest Is Noise, reveals how Richard Wagner became the proving ground for modern ……続きを見る

Revisit America’s Golden Age of classical music through the witty and wildly popular reviews of our greatest critic-composer For fourteen memorable years Virgil Thomson surveyed the worlds of opera ……続きを見る

Leonard Bernstein touched millions of lives as composer, conductor, teacher, and activist. He frequently visited homes around the world through the medium of television, particularly through his fif……続きを見る

A notation-only guitar transcription of Bach's Partita in A Minor for solo flute (BWV 1013). 続きを見る

In what ways is music implicated in the politics of belonging? How is the proper at stake in listening? What role does the ear play in forming a sense of community? Music and Belonging argues that m……続きを見る

A surprising, enlightening series of conversations that shed new light on the music and career of “our greatest living composer” (New York Times) Steve Reich is a living legend in the world of conte……続きを見る

Born in 1956 in Moscow, guitarist Nikita Koshkin is one of Russia's leading composers, teachers and concert artists. This collection includes works from throughout his 30-year career as a composer i……続きを見る

有什麼比受到拉赫曼尼諾夫親自提示更令人振奮的？ 大師，不藏私 回歸音樂的本質，全面藝術性的思考 大鋼琴家在舞台上精彩演出，魅力四射。下台後，有些人把這些藝術家想像成在巴黎某個陰暗酒館中啜飲著苦艾酒、醉……続きを見る

What is a sonata? Literally translated, it simply means 'instrumental piece'. It is the epitome of instrumental music, and is certainly the oldest and most enduring form of 'pure' and independent in……続きを見る

A compilation of pieces composed and performed by some of France's most famous musette musicians, including Jo Private and Tony Murena. Included are tangos, paso dobles, mazurkas, sambas, polkas, an……続きを見る

The Romance Anonimo ("Anonymous Romance") is one of the most popular pieces in the classical guitar repertoire. Also known as Spanish Romance, Romance de Amor, Jeux interdits and Estudio de Rubira, ……続きを見る

A stunning celebration of movement and dance in hundreds of breathtaking photographs by the creative team behind NYC Dance Project. The Art of Movement is an exquisite collection of photographs by w……続きを見る

The hugely popular Gareth Malone recounts the heart-warming stories and transformations behind the award-winning BBC2 series The Choir For the first time, Gareth reveals everything he has learned fr……続きを見る

This is a chapter from Alex Ross’s groundbreaking history of twentieth-century classical music, ‘The Rest is Noise’. Further extracts are available as digital shorts, accompanying the London Southba……続きを見る

In this rich interdisciplinary study Tim Scholl provides a provocative and timely re-evaluation of the development of ballet from the 1880s to the middle of the twentieth century. In the light of a ……続きを見る

Representation in Western Music offers a comprehensive study of the roles of representation in the composition, performance and reception of Western music. In recent years, there has been increasing……続きを見る

Joseph Haydn is one of the greatest and most innovative of all composers, yet in some ways he is still curiously misunderstood. This engaging new Pocket Guide assesses what Haydn's music means to us……続きを見る

This edition features a linked Table of Contents CONTENTS (abridged list) VOLUME I. PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION. PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION. PROEM. POLAND AND THE PO……続きを見る

Many people will know something about the life of Lutosławski , but few know anything about Lutosławski the man. In this record of a unique series of conversations which took place in March 1973, Ba……続きを見る

Do you enjoy listening to classical music? Are you familiar with well-known composers and the music they created? Can you tell the difference between Boccherini and Birtwistle, or maybe you would li……続きを見る

First published in 1936, Calvocoressi's and Abraham's study was the first complete account of its subject to appear in any language, including Russian, and was based on a large amount of original fi……続きを見る

Richard Wagner is remembered as one of the most influential figures in music and theatre, but his place in history has been marked by a considerable amount of controversy. His attitudes towards the ……続きを見る

The Dictionary of American Classical Composers covers over 650 composers active from the 18th century to today. Covering all classical styles, it offers the most comprehensive overview of key compos……続きを見る

Chopin is one of the great originals of musical history and among the most universally beloved of all composers. Every one of his compositions involves the piano and his contribution to the developm……続きを見る

Arthur aime la techno. Son papa, lui, aime la « grande » musique. Il va lui raconter la longue évolution de la musique occidentale depuis la préhistoire jusqu’aux musiques……続きを見る

Amidst a background of wars and revolution, the nineteenth century produced many of the worlds best-loved composers. Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin and Tchaikovsky are just some of the many familiar name……続きを見る

This edition features a linked Table of Contents CONTENTS THE GREAT ITALIAN AND FRENCH COMPOSERS. PALESTRINA. PICCINI, PAISIELLO, AND CIMAROSA ROSSINI. VERDI. CHERUBINI AND HIS PREDECESSORS. MÉHUL, ……続きを見る

This is the first literal, word-for-word translation of Wagners epic masterwork with the full German text. It is at once reliable and readable, adhering closely to the original verse form and to Wag……続きを見る