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SERIES AND SETS

Mastering Piano Technique

This holistic approach to the keyboard is based on a sound understanding of the relationship between physical function and movement and musical purpose, and it is an invaluable resource for pianists and teachers. Professor Fink explains his ideas and demonstrates his innovative developmental exercises that set the pianist free to express the most profound musical ideas.

  Mastering Piano Technique: A Guide for Students, Teachers, and Performers
By Seymour Fink
0-931340-46-2, hardcover, US$24.95 © 1992, Currently Available


 
  Mastering Piano Technique DVD: A Guide for Students, Teachers, and Performers
By Seymour Fink
1-57467-130-8, DVD, US$29.95 © 2005, Currently Available


 


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Opera Biography Series

  Adelina Patti: Queen of Hearts
By John Frederick Cone
0-931340-60-8, hardcover, US$39.95 © 1993, Currently Available


 
  Enrico Caruso: My Father and My Family
By Enrico Caruso, Jr., and Andrew Farkas
1-57467-022-0, paperback, US$24.95 © 1997, Currently Available


 
  The Extraordinary Operatic Adventures of Blanche Arral
By Blanche Arral
1-57467-077-8, hardcover, US$24.95 © 2002, Currently Available


 
  Jussi
By Anna-Lisa Björling and Andrew Farkas
1-57467-010-7, hardcover, US$39.95 © 1996, Currently Available


 
  Leonard Warren: American Baritone
By Mary Jane Phillips-Matz
1-57467-053-0, hardcover, US$39.95 © 2000, Currently Available


 
  Lily Pons: A Centennial Portrait
Edited by James A. Drake and Kristin Beall Ludecke
1-57467-047-6, hardcover, US$29.95 © 1999, Currently Available


 
  Luisa Tetrazzini: The Florentine Nightingale
By Charles Neilson Gattey
0-931340-87-X, hardcover, US$39.95 © 1995, Currently Available


 
  Mary Garden
By Michael T. R. B. Turnbull
1-57467-017-4, hardcover, US$29.95 © 1997, Currently Available


 
  My Golden Age of Singing
By Frieda Hempel
1-57467-036-0, hardcover, US$39.95 © 1998, Currently Available


 
  Nicolai Gedda: My Life and Art
By Nicolai Gedda
1-57467-048-4, hardcover, US$24.95 © 1999, Currently Available


 
  Rosa Ponselle: A Centenary Biography
By James A. Drake
1-57467-019-0, hardcover, US$39.95 © 1997, Currently Available


 
  The Sibyl Sanderson Story: Requiem for a Diva
By Jack Winsor Hansen
1-57467-094-8, hardcover, US$29.95 © 2004, Currently Available


 
  The Unknown Callas: The Greek Years
By Nicholas Petsalis-Diomidis
1-57467-059-X, hardcover, US$39.95 © 2001, Currently Available

Greece's National Biography Award, 1999

 


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Parallel Lives

Explores two distinct performing artists or composers, their times, personalities and music, and their creative links.

  Britten and Barber: Their Lives and Their Music
By Daniel Felsenfeld
1-57467-108-1, paperback, US$22.95 © 2005, Currently Available


 
  Ives and Copland: A Listener's Guide
By Daniel Felsenfeld
1-57467-098-0, paperback, US$22.95 © 2004, Currently Available


 


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Singers of the Century

  Singers of the Century, Volume II
By J. B. Steane
1-57467-040-9, hardcover, US$34.95 © 1998, Currently Available


 
  Singers of the Century, Volume III
By J. B. Steane
1-57467-057-3, hardcover, US$34.95 © 2000, Currently Available


 


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The Classical Hour at Steinway Hall

This new and exciting series of DVDs brings the extraordinary talent of the world's finest classical musicians into your living room. Each DVD is filmed before a live audience at the renowned Steinway Hall piano salon in New York City. These amazing performances include insightful conversation with each artist, providing a glimpse into the artist's musical world and personality.

  Axel Strauss, Violin: Carl Cranmer, Piano
By Axel Strauss
1-57467-125-1, DVD, US$24.95 © 2005, Currently Available


 
  The Elkina Piano Duo: Julia & Irina Elkina
By Julia Elkina
1-57467-124-3, DVD, US$24.95 © 2005, Currently Available


 
  Kristina Reiko Cooper, Cello: John Novacek, Piano
By Kristina Reiko Cooper
1-57467-126-X, DVD, US$24.95 © 2005, Currently Available


 
  Monique McDonald, Soprano: Chun-Wei Kang, Piano
By Monique McDonald
1-57467-127-8, DVD, US$24.95 © 2005, Currently Available


 
  Nobilis Trio: Stephen Prutsman, Piano; Ruggero Allifranchini, Violin; Suren Bagratuni, Cello
By Nobilis Trio
1-57467-128-6, DVD, US$24.95 © 2005, Currently Available


 
  Sebastian Knauer, Piano
By Sebastian Knauer
1-57467-129-4, DVD, US$24.95 © 2005, Currently Available


 


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The Metropolitan Opera Broadcasts

For more than sixty years the weekly broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera in New York has been an important part of American cultural life. This two volume set is the perfect companion to the broadcasts that have introduced an audience of millions to the splendors of opera.

  Start-up at the New Met: The Metropolitan Opera Broadcasts, 1966-1976
By Paul Jackson
1-57467-147-2, hardcover, US$49.95 © 2006, Currently Available


 


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Unlocking the Masters

Defines and clarifies the "greatness" of the so-called great composers, examines the work and impact of individual composers, deepens knowledge of composers for music lovers, and are accompanied with CDs that creatively link music and text.

  Bach's Choral Music: A Listener's Guide
By Gordon Jones
1574671804, paperback, US$22.99 © 2009


 
  Beethoven's Symphonies: A Listener's Guide
By John Bell Young
1-57467-169-3, paperback, US$22.95 © 2007, Currently Available


 
  Brahms: A Listener's Guide
By John Bell Young
1574671715, paperback, US$22.95 © 2008, Currently Available


 
  Chopin: A Listener's Guide to the Master of the Piano
By Victor Lederer
1-57467-148-0, paperback, US$22.95 © 2006, Currently Available


 
  Debussy: The Quiet Revolutionary
By Victor Lederer
1-57467-153-7, paperback, US$22.95 © 2007, Currently Available


 
  Decoding Wagner: An Invitation to His World of Music Drama
By Thomas May
1-57467-097-2, paperback, US$27.95 © 2004, Currently Available


 
  Dvorak: Romantic Music's Most Versatile Genius
By David Hurwitz
1-57467-107-3, paperback, US$27.95 © 2005, Currently Available


 
  Exploring Haydn: A Listener's Guide to Music's Boldest Innovator
By David Hurwitz
1-57467-116-2, paperback, US$17.56 © 2005, Currently Available


 
  Getting the Most Out of Mozart: The Instrumental Works
By David Hurwitz
1-57467-096-4, paperback, US$22.95 © 2005, Currently Available


 
  Getting the Most Out of Mozart: The Vocal Works
By David Hurwitz
1-57467-106-5, paperback, US$22.95 © 2005, Currently Available


 
  The Great Instrumental Works
By M. Owen Lee
1-57467-117-0, paperback, US$27.95 © 2005, Currently Available


 
  Liszt - A Listener's Guide: Unlocking the Masters
By John Bell Young
1574671707, paperback, US$22.99 © 2009, Currently Available


 
  The Mahler Symphonies: An Owner's Manual
By David Hurwitz
1-57467-099-9, paperback, US$22.95 © 2004, Currently Available


 
  Opera's First Master: The Musical Dramas of Claudio Monteverdi
By Mark Ringer
1-57467-110-3, paperback, US$29.95 © 2006, Currently Available


 
  Puccini: A Listener's Guide
By John Bell Young
1574671723, paperback, US$22.95 © 2008


 
  Schubert's Instrumental Music - A Listener's Guide
By John Bell Young
1574671774, paperback, US$22.99 © 2009


 
  Shostakovich Symphonies and Concertos: An Owner's Manual
By David Hurwitz
1-57467-131-6, paperback, US$22.95 © 2006, Currently Available


 
  Sibelius: The Orchestral Works: An Owner's Manual
By David Hurwitz
paperback, US$27.95 © 2007, Currently Available


 
  Unlocking The Masters: Bach's Keyboard Music
By Victor Lederer
paperback, US$22.99 © 2010


 


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