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Listen to This!
Don't Miss This Book!
Alex Ross’s wonderful collection of essays, Listen to This is now in paperback.
The Great Eva Turner
Soprano Linda Esther Gray's splendid new biography of her teacher Dame Eva Turner
Linda Esther Gray has written a splendid biography of her mentor, soprano Eva Turner (1892-1990). Dame Eva was the first British born soprano to have a huge international career-and she was quite the character on and off stage. Beautifully illustrated-its a book for anyone who loves music-in no way a “diva memoir.”
Kids Go Classical with The Baby’s Opera, A Children’s Overture
Imagine opera for babies. Or, Walter Crane's "The Baby's Opera" will do it for you.
Walter Crane’s book of children’s verse “The Baby’s Opera” was an inspiration to composers of classical music. See its gorgeous first edition print in full-color splendor.
New Book Praises Met Opera Maestro James Levine’s Deep Humanity
James Levine and opera director John Dexter.
“James Levine: 40 Years at The Metropolitan Opera” is a coffee table book as lavishly appointed as the Met’s productions.
Music I’ve Learned From Earl Wild
Pianist Earl Wild recorded Schwarenka's Piano Concerto in 1969.
A book written by a musician is successful if it draws the reader towards music- especially if the music is new to many people. By that measure, Earl Wild’s memoir is a success!
Book Review: Earl Wild’s Walk on the Wild Side
'A Walk on the Wild Side' by Earl Wild.
Earl Wild’s long threatened memoirs have just been published…posthumously. You don’t have to be a music lover to enjoy this book. Earl will convert you, and you will laugh and marvel through the journey.
Take Our Quiz: How Is Eugene Ormandy Related to Yogi Berra?
Eugene Ormandy and Yogi Berra both expressed themselves in colorful, if not always quite accurate, ways.
Eugene Ormandy is best remembered for his 42-year run as conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra, but unless you are a musician you may not know of another aspect of Ormandy…the creative way in which he expressed himself verbally, not unlike baseball great Yogi Berra.
‘Listen to This’; Essays by New Yorker Music Critic Alex Ross
Icelandic pop star Bjork is among the many topics considered in Alex Ross's new collection of essays, "Listen to This."
New Yorker music critic Alex Ross’s new collection of essays covers a broad landscape of old and new figures in music from Schubert to Bjork.
Book Review: Apollo’s Angels, A History of Ballet
Choreographer George Balanchine and (muse) Suzanne Farrell dancing in a segment of "Don Quixote" at New York State Theater.
Those with even a passing interest in dance will be enthralled by Jennifer Homans “Apollo’s Angels, A History of Ballet”
Leon Fleisher’s ‘Nine Lives’
Leon Fleisher made many memorable recordings on piano with George Szell and the Cleveland Orchestra.
Leon Fleisher and Anne Midgette co-authored a memoir about the pianist’s career and multiple comebacks from focal dystopia.
