Russian Dance: A True Story of Intrigue and Passion in Stalinist Moscow by Andree Aelion Brooks
$34.99 AUD
Category: Music
Andree Aelion Brooks, a journalist, author and lecturer, was a contributing columnist and news writer for the New York Times for 18 years. She was a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award in women's studies for The Woman Who Defied Kings (200-2).
Robert Schumann by Barbara Meier
$39.99 AUD
Category: Music | Series: Life & Times
Robert Schumann (1810-1856) was the quiet one, the tormented genius. A serious illness prevented him from becoming a pianist, but he fell in love with Clara, the daughter of his teacher Friedrich Wick and married her in 1840. Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy appointed him lecturer in composition at the conse ...Show more
Losing the Plot in Opera: Myths and Secrets of the World's Great Operas by Brian Castles-Onion
$30.00 AUD
Category: Music
The world of opera is a mystery to some and a comedy to others, but it is deadly serious to the people who live and breathe it. Opera conductor Brian Castles-Onion has seen opera from all sides and has decided to step back and reflect on the great operas and on the people who bring them to the stage. In ...Show more
Oxford Dictionary of Musical Works by Alison Latham
$29.99 AUD
Category: Music | Series: Oxford Paperback Reference
Anyone who listens to or plays classical music often wants to put the pieces they encounter in context - to check information ranging from who wrote the piece, or the date of its first performance, to how it acquired its title, or whether it was commissioned for a specific person or occasion. General di ...Show more
The Chronicle of Opera by Michael Raeburn
$39.99 AUD
Category: Music
"The Chronicle of Opera" celebrates the great eras of music and performance, mixing fact and anecdote, personalities and stylistic development with hundreds of fascinating illustrations, while key historical dates set the operas in context. With a comprehensive reference section including biographies, a ...Show more
Andre Rieu: My Music, My Life by Marjorie Rieu
$32.99 AUD
Category: Music
Explores the story of Andre Rieu's life, growing up in the Netherlands; the musical family he grew up in; his music studies and his extraordinary success story.
Casals and the Art of Interpretation by David Blum
$44.99 AUD
Category: Music
'This is an immensely valuable book and one which is clearly designed to appeal to all musicians - not just string players...Mr. Blum has captured in great detail the little things that so often make a great teacher. I would strongly recommend this book to anyone with an interest in the Art of Interpret ...Show more
The Company We Keep: An Intimate Celebration of Opera in Australia by Annarosa Berman
$49.99 AUD
Category: Music
Opera Australia is one of the world's last great ensemble companies and in 2006 they celebrate their 50th birthday. Part of the birthday celebrations is "The Company We Keep", an illustrated celebration of the company and the many fascinating characters that make up the ensemble. The book highlights the ...Show more
The Penguin Guide to Recorded Classical Music: 2008 by Ivan March
$59.99 AUD
Category: Music
Ranging from long-established recordings to thenewest releases, the lastest edition represents thecream of hteinternational repertoire and has all the information you need to select the finest classical music available.
Opera: Composers, Works, Performers by Andras Batta
$180.00 AUD
Category: Music | Series: Ullmann
Opera portrays pieces in their historical context and highlights key events in the history of music, as well as important performances and interpretations. The most important details including everything from the characters, sequences of scenes, and premieres through to examples of the sheet music for i ...Show more
A Dance by Alexander Barabanov
$100.00 AUD
Category: Music
Alexander Barabanov, a key figure in the Russian dance world, has sifted through many thousands of photographs of dance to accumulate an extraordinary collection of pictures, ranging from historical ballet photographs to shocking avant-garde imagery. This work has been collected and edited to form an as ...Show more