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Quintet : Five Journeys toward Musical Fulfillment / David Blum.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2018]Copyright date: ©1999Description: 1 online resource (208 p.) : 5 halftonesContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781501722233
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 780/.92/2 21
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- CHAPTER ONE. A Process Larger than Oneself -- CHAPTER TWO. Walking to the Pavilion -- CHAPTER THREE. A Gold Coin -- CHAPTER FOUR. Going to the Core -- CHAPTER FIVE. The Farm Girl and the Stones -- About the Author
Summary: Quintet presents compelling portraits of five artists known and loved by aficionados of classical music: the cellist Yo-Yo Ma, the conductor Jeffrey Tate, the violinist Josef Gingold, the pianist Richard Goode, and the opera singer Birgit Nilsson. This gracefully written book offers a deeply personal look at the lives of these immensely talented and hard-working performers. The essays grew out of conversations the musicians had with the late David Blum, who was himself distinguished both as a conductor and as an author of books and articles on musical subjects.Certain to delight music enthusiasts, Quintet is a perfect holiday gift.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - DeGruyter (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (dgr)9781501722233

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- CHAPTER ONE. A Process Larger than Oneself -- CHAPTER TWO. Walking to the Pavilion -- CHAPTER THREE. A Gold Coin -- CHAPTER FOUR. Going to the Core -- CHAPTER FIVE. The Farm Girl and the Stones -- About the Author

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Quintet presents compelling portraits of five artists known and loved by aficionados of classical music: the cellist Yo-Yo Ma, the conductor Jeffrey Tate, the violinist Josef Gingold, the pianist Richard Goode, and the opera singer Birgit Nilsson. This gracefully written book offers a deeply personal look at the lives of these immensely talented and hard-working performers. The essays grew out of conversations the musicians had with the late David Blum, who was himself distinguished both as a conductor and as an author of books and articles on musical subjects.Certain to delight music enthusiasts, Quintet is a perfect holiday gift.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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