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The A Z of String Players surveys the lives, careers and recordings
of over 300 string players from the past and present. Many great
string players who have made recordings are included, from Accardo
to Zukerman. The text covers artists from the earliest recording
processes to contemporary, cutting-edge technology. In this clear
and straight-forward publication, the artists are listed
alphabetically, with a summary of their career, notable recordings,
biography and critical appraisal of their recorded legacy. In
addition, four compact discs present a selection of recordings from
69 artists. This package will appeal to enthusiast and scholar
alike as a readable, informed and fascinating work of reference.
There is no more beloved musician in the classical world than Isaac
Stern, revered not only as a great violinist but also as a generous
personality and a crucial figure in the world of the arts. One of
the few people who has known every major classical musician of the
last two-thirds of the twentieth century, he shares his personal
and artistic experiences in this warm, passionate account of his
life: the story of his rise to eminence his feelings about music
and the violin and his great friendships and collaborations with
colleagues such as Leonard Bernstein and Pablo Casals. Stern the
man, the musician, and the cultural institution come alive in the
most readable and revealing musical autobiography of the decade.
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