Biographies

This book is the first pictorial monograph about the Korean-German composer Isang Yun, who was born in southern Korea in 1917 and died in Berlin in 1995. It was first in Germany, with influence from w...

Im Jahr 1971 verlegte der argentinische Komponist Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983) seinen Wohnsitz nach Genf, um mit der ebenfalls aus Argentinien stammenden, in der Schweiz ansässigen Cellistin Aurora N...

Joseph Jean-Baptiste Laurent Arban (1825-1889) is the name of a French musician of the 19th century who was very popular in his day but is today remembered by no-one except brass players, and they rem...

The coronation of a new emperor marks a distinctive moment in history. On 9 October 1790 Leopold II. ascended the throne. This special occasion brought together not only the highest representatives of...

Diese außerhalb Russlands erste Gesamtausgabe des fast vierzehn Jahre umfassenden Briefwechsels P. I. Tschaikowskys mit der von seiner Musik begeisterten Mäzenin (und wohlhabenden Witwe eines baltisch...

Valery Gergiev, seit 1988 Direktor des St. Petersburger Mariinsky-Theaters, dazu seit 2015 Chefdirigent der Münchner Philharmoniker, enthüllt die Abenteuer seines Lebens: Sein Bericht entführt die Les...

In relation to its presence in concert life, Pëtr ?ajkovskij's music has long received little attention in work-analytical research. This volume comprises the contributions of the Tübingen symposium o...

Irvine Arditti, founder and first violinist of the Arditti Quartet, is certainly one of the most sought-after interpreters of new music. In the 50 years of this exceptional quartet's existence, he has...

On March 10, 1928, the celebrated American lyricist Ira Gershwin and his wife Leonore set sail for Europe aboard a luxury ocean liner, accompanied by Ira’s brother George, the esteemed composer of Rha...

Michael Hurd. A major series of titles containing clear and concise accounts of the lives and music of some of the great composers. Written by leading authorities, they give students a background suff...

2015 veröffentlichte Mâkhi Xenakis mit 'Iannis Xenakis, un père bouleversant' ein Buch über ihren berühmten Vater. Sie gibt darin Einblicke in das Lebens des griechisch-französischen Komponisten und l...

For more than half a century Anthony Braxton, born 1945 in Chicago, US, has played a key role in contemporary and avant-garde music as a composer, multi-instrumentalist, music theorist, teacher, mento...

For the first time, the life and artistic thought of Oscar Ghiglia, the great artist and maestro recently deceased, recounted by himself in a lengthy interview with Antonin Vercellino. The copious int...

Quellenbezogene geschichtliche Forschung zur Musik des 20. Jahrhunderts zu ermöglichen un damit die Kenntnis der Neuen Musik zu mehren ist das Ziel der Paul Sacher Stiftung. Ihr Archiv umfasst eine gr...

A versed story about Henryk Wieniawski - a genius Polish violinist and composer. "It's not easy to be a genius! Henry knew that. You can have a sensitive soul, but also ... trouble." A brilliant biogr...

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Biographien von 62 der bekanntesten Drummer mit CD: Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich, Kenny Clarke, Max Roach, Louie Bellson, Art Blakey, Philly Joe Jones, Ed Thigpen, Joe Morello, Elvin Jones, Jack DeJohnette,...

Alfred is pleased to present Gene Krupa: The Pictorial Life of a Jazz Legend, a photographic presentation of the life, times and music of 'that ace drummer man. ' With over 200 photos that span six de...

In Learning to Listen, Gary Burton shares his 50 years of experiences at the top of the jazz scene. A seven-time Grammy Award-winner, Burton made his first recordings at age 17, has toured and recorde...

If you ever needed proof that a magazine can have a love affair with a musician, you're holding it in your hands. For DownBeat, the preeminent publication of the jazz world, Miles Dewey Davis was one...

Other people locked themselves away and hid from their demons. Townes flung open his door and said, 'Come on in. ' So writes Harold Eggers, Townes Van Zandt's longtime road manager and producer, in My...

For more than a century, directors from both sides of the border have chosen Mexico as the location to create their cinematic art, leaving an indelible imprint on the imaginations of moviegoers and fi...