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When renowned cellist Mstislav Rostropovich died less than a year ago at the age of eighty, the world lost not only an extraordinary musician but an accomplished conductor, an outsize personality, and a courageous human being. It is not an exaggeration to say that the history of the cello in the twentieth century would be unthinkable without the name of Mstislav Rostropovich, writes Elizabeth Wilson. He has seemed to me like a personification of the cello itself. Ms. Wilson, a former student of Slava and the acclaimed biographer of both Shostakovich and Jacqueline du Pre, has written the definitive biography of the master. Rostropovich teems with entertaining anecdotes and therefore brings the reader as close as one can get to the method and psychology of Rostropovich's playing and teaching. In his native Moscow, his fame as a performer was nearly equaled by his reputation as a teacher..
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Russian composer, Sofia Gubaidulina (1931) has achieved international acclaim for her unique musical oeuvre which draws on Eastern and Western musical traditions and reflects a deep-rooted belief in the mystical and religious qualities of music. Kurtz's biography of Gubaidulina is the first in any language. Based on her papers and extensive interviews with Gubaidulina, her colleagues, and family, the book places her life and the evolution of her work within the broader cultural and political context of the post-Stalin Soviet Union. For the English edition, the text has been revised and updated and a chronology of Gubaidulina's life and a complete list of her works have been added..
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In this informed and indispensable guide, National Public Radio's Ted Libbey takes you by the hand through the classical repertory and helps you build a core collection Not just another rating book, this is an expert's lively appreciation-work by work-of the symphonies, concertos, chamber pieces, keyboard works, sacred works, and operas that belong in every music-lover's library. Where do you start with Berlioz? If you love Schubert's "Trout" Quintet, what about his sonatas? "Cosi fan tutte" or "The Marriage of Figaro?" Webern or Vaughn Williams? And which of Beethoven's 16 string quartets should you not live without? Moreover, the author's discriminating picks of the best performers, performances, and recordings for each work-all on CD-will get you started immediately..
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In these conversations with French journalist and critic Claude Samuel, the famous cellist and the esteemed diva tell the dramatic story from their 1955 marriage (four days after meeting!) onward..
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