This collection of interviews sparkles with the individual personalities of some of this century's most gifted cellists! With voices as unique as their careers, these musicians reveal facets of their professional and personal lives. These artists discuss what it is like to be a soloist, member of an ensemble, composer, mentor, or recording artist. A great insight into today's finest cellists!

Handy resource for jazz listeners and hardcore fans. Spanning players from eighty years of history, this bold book steps forward and claims who are the greatest. Compiled from an extensive survey conducted with the best jazz minds in the education, publishing and entertainment worlds, noted jazz journalist Gene Rizzo summarized the chosen and presents a concise bio on the essence of these jazz giants. Choices were made on the basis of chops, originality, creativity, and degree of influence. This book will either confirm some readers' opinions or open debate with others, but ultimately the book provides an impressive summary of the greatest jazz piano players of all time. A photo accompanies each listing, Landmark recordings are listed, Extra lists include the next twenty to be selected, the top women players and an alphabetical list of all the other players considered 224 p.

Alfred Reed conducting his own works, including: Sixth Suite For Band; Three Revelations From The Lotus Sutra; Giligia; A Song Of Remembrance and Fifth Symphony.

Titles include: Call Of The Champions (The Official Theme Of The 2002 Olympic Games); American Journey: I. Immigration And Building, II. The Country At War, III. Popular Entertainment, IV. Arts And Sports, V. Civil Rights And The Women's Movement, VI. Flight And Technology; Song For World Peace; Jubilee 350; The Mission Theme (Theme For NBC News); For New York; Sound The Bells; Hymn To New England; Celebrate Discovery and Summon The Heroes.

English translation by Paul Griffiths. First Printing. Published here for the first time are Messiaen's analyses of three important piano works by Maurice Ravel, reconstituted, completed and edited by Yvonne Loriod-Messiaen. Paper, 106 p.

Each insightful and informative chapter provides a window into the creative process of ten remarkable conductors as they share a captivating range of approaches into the world of musical expression. When is it appropriate to "change" a score? How can programming contribute? How much is too much "interpretation?" These and other questions are addressed in the quest to elevate performances to the next level.

Leonard Bernstein's fame as a conductor and general cultural phenomenon has overshadowed his genius as a composer, despite the fact that some of his orchestral music has entered the standard repertoire and achieved a well deserved measure of popularity. It includes three symphonies, several noteworthy pieces for soloists and orchestra, ballets that are often performed in concert, suites from his various stage works, music for voices and orchestra, and a substantial number of overtures and shorter pieces. This book, in tandem with the accompanying CD, describes all of his significant concert music in a detailed but approachable way for listeners who want to explore his richly varied and colorful orchestral output in greater depth.

Just how does a brass quintet from Toronto become the most traveled classical act on the scene today? The Canadian Brass, called The Marx Brothers of Brass by the New York Times, has been cheered in concerts around the world for over 20 years. Their nearly 30 albums define them as the most successful crossover group in history. This fascinating look into the makings of a musical institution is a story to be enjoyed by musicians and music lovers. Flavored with the whimsy that has become the trademark of the group, the book is an amusing romp through their career, featuring a revealing look into the recording industry, extensive interviews with each player, dozens of amusing anecdotes, and over a hundred photos. 224 p.

Frdric Chopin died a famous man with his place in the musical pantheon secure. Yet the works that were once most popular tended to be his lightest and least challenging, leading many listeners and critics to view him as a miniaturist and composer for the salon. The bold pieces now revered as his masterpieces-the epic and tragic structures of the ballades, scherzos, polonaises, and sonatas, and the compact but daring preludes and mazurkas-were rarely played and poorly understood. In fact, a larger proportion of Chopin's pieces are now in the active repertory than that of any composer. Chopin - A Listener's Guide to the Master of the Piano takes a detailed tour through the life and oeuvre of the sovereign master of the keyboard. The composer's metabolic adaptation of the melodic structures of Italian opera and the folk music of his native Poland for the resources of the piano are examined in detail, as are the originality and boldness he displayed throughout his tragically short, astonishing career. The book is accompanied by a CD containing 15 complete compositions (and one full movement from his Piano Sonata No. 2) performed by pianist Idil Biret, from her complete survey of the composer's music on the Naxos label.

Here are the memoirs of one of the most distinguished cellists of the 20th century. Through his witty and candid narratives, you'll encounter such luminaries as Pablo Casals, Ernest Bloch, Igor Stravinsky, Toscanini, Menuhin, and Bartok as never before.