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In 1720, Antonio Stradivari crafted an exquisite work of art-a
cello known as the Piatti. Over the next three centuries of its
life, the Piatti cello left its birthplace of Cremona, Italy, and
resided in Spain, Ireland, England, Italy, Germany, and the United
States. In 1978, the Piatti became the musical soul mate of
world-renowned cellist Carlos Prieto, with whom it has given
concerts around the world. In this delightful book, Mr. Prieto
recounts the adventurous life of his beloved "Cello Prieto,"
tracing its history through each of its previous owners from
Stradivari in 1720 to himself. He then describes his noteworthy
experiences of playing the Piatti cello, with which he has
premiered some eighty compositions. In this part of their mutual
story, Prieto gives a concise summary of his own remarkable career
and his relationships with many illustrious personalities,
including Igor Stravinsky, Dmitry Shostakovich, Pablo Casals,
Mstislav Rostropovich, Yo-Yo Ma, and Gabriel Garcia Marquez. A new
epilogue, in which he describes recent concert tours in Moscow,
Siberia, and China and briefer visits to South Korea, Taiwan, and
Venezuela, as well as recent recitals with Yo-Yo Ma, brings the
story up to 2009. To make the story of his cello complete, Mr.
Prieto also provides a brief history of violin making and a
succinct review of cello music from Stradivari to the present. He
highlights the work of composers from Latin America, Spain, and
Portugal, for whose music he has long been an advocate and
principal performer. The print edition of this book includes a CD
of fourteen recordings by Carlos Prieto, including works by J. S.
Bach, Dmitry Shostakovich, Astor Piazzolla, and Eugenio Toussaint.
(Music Sales America). An excellent set of bowing exercises that
will help all violinists to develop their bowing styles, speed,
control and rhythms.
(Amadeus). In Michael Rabin: America's Virtuoso Violinist, Anthony
Feinstein tells the poignant story of the life and career of one of
history's greatest violinists. As a child prodigy, Rabin had the
classical music world at his feet. Notable successes included a
coveted EMI contract, recording the soundtrack for an Elizabeth
Taylor movie, and guest appearances on the Milton Berle Show and
the Bell Telephone Hour . Yet no sooner had Rabin taken his place
alongside such illustrious colleagues as Heifetz, Milstein, and
Stern than he abruptly and inexplicably disappeared from the
concert stage. For three years, the public saw and heard little of
him. In the mid-1960s, Rabin resurfaced and painstakingly began
rebuilding a once-great career. Then one morning, the music world
awoke to news of his sudden, mysterious death at age 35. For the
first edition of this biography, Feinstein had unprecedented access
to Rabin's private papers and medical history. Now he draws on
additional material obtained from recent interviews with Rabin's
colleagues, girlfriends, and management. The result is an added
appreciation of Rabin's remarkable family, his cloistered
upbringing, and a micromanaged career that ensured not only great
success but also periods of deep despair. Michael Rabin: America's
Virtuoso Violinist is more than a story of a great violinist. It is
also the moving account of a man of rare talent who never stopped
battling to find personal happiness on that fragile journey from
wunderkind to adulthood.
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