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Also a virtual masterclass for auditioning for concertmaster
While being a history, the book is even more vividly an account of what current and recent past concertmasters have to s... more info

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It's not just about playing the cello
It seems that most of those reviewing this book missed the point of it, which I thought the author made clear over and o... more info

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Must read!
This book is so crucial for any one playing Scarlatti sonatas.
There is so much detail, historical context,... more info

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John Cage : "Perhaps You Would Understand It If You Did It"
The Roaring Silence by David Revill includes all of this information and much, much more. This biography gives a very pe... more info

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Musician. Lexicographer. Raconteur. Polymath. Zappatista.
I might well have called this "While I Slept" (with apologies to Art Buchwald). For, despite the facts that [a] Nicolas ... more info

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Wonderful - 5 stars!
This book is very good for those wanting to know what a musician's life is really like. Peck goes into lots of good deta... more info

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Interesting excerpts. . .
This book includes excerpts from writings by the great maestro. Some very interesting and revealing of his thought proc... more info

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May prove interesting to Berlioz scholars only.
Mr. MacDonald is well know for his involvment in Berlioz academia, however, I find him very opinonated in how the works ... more info

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An excellent biography of Mozart's formative years
Stanley Sadie intended to write a general biography of Mozart's life, following the completion of his labors on the tita... more info