Arrau on Music and Performance - (Dover Books on Music) by Joseph Horowitz (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Vivid conversations with Claudio Arrau on technique, plus discussions with Philip Lorenz, Daniel Barenboim, Garrick Ohlsson, and Sir Colin Davis. "A fascinating and valuable book." <i>-- New York Magazine.</i> 21 photos.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Awarded an ASCAP Deems Taylor Award in 1983 for excellence in writing about music, this volume of candid conversations with the late Claudio Arrau is both a subtle portrait of one of the world's great concert artists and a vivid exploration of his unique and intensely felt beliefs about music and piano performance.<br>Upon its initial appearance, critical acclaim for this work included rave reviews from <i>The New Yorker </i>("One of the best books about a performing artist ever written. . . . It's an enthralling, free-flowing, but shapely compound of reminiscences and of observations on music."), and <i>New York Magazine</i> ("Something of a miracle, a book that actually explores the life and development of a living musician by dealing seriously with important musical issues. Each chapter sets a biographical context for a conversation . . . a fascinating and valuable book.").<br>In addition to his conversations with Arrau, former <i>New York Times</i> critic Joseph Horowitz has included discussions with four renowned musicians who worked with the celebrated pianist: Philip Lorenz, Daniel Barenboim, Garrick Ohlsson, and Sir Colin Davis. The result is an eminently readable portrait of a great artist, presented in an intimate, conversational format -- sure to fascinate pianists, musicians, and anyone seriously interested in music and the piano.<br>Joseph Horowitz is also the author of <i>Understanding Toscanini, The Ivory Tread, Wagner Nights: An American History, </i>and<i> The Post-Classical Predicament.</i></p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>." . . a fascinating and valuable book."<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Artistic consultant, teacher, and author Joseph Horowitz is one of America's most prominent and widely published music writers. A music producer and former Executive Director of the Brooklyn Philharmonic, he has written seven books on classical music.
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