All of Chopin's music for solo piano is graded and analysed with detailed and constructive suggestions for study and performance.
Yehudi Menuhin shares with the reader his unique store of understanding about the violin, about how to exercise and practise, and about the techniques of performance. William Primrose... Læs mere
This biography deals with Lipatti the pianist, the composer and the teacher. It includes many quotations from letters written by him, many musical examples, a list of works and two cadenzas for the Mozart Piano Concerto in C (K467).
Sir James Galway covers all aspects of the flute from its early beginnings through to the modern flute, playing and practising, lessons and developing technique, and playing as a soloist, in chamber ensembles and in orchestras.
Alkan: lonely 19th century genius, virtuoso pianist and also composer of some of the most difficult and disturbingly powerful piano music. This edition, in two parts, deals first with the man, and second with his music.
From a lifetime's experience as an international concert soloist and principal clarinettist of London orchestras, Jack Brymer surveys the clarinet's short history and the vital influence on its development of its virtuosi and the great composers who have written for them.
This introduction to the cello and cello playing is by an outstanding recitalist, soloist and teacher of international repute. Based on his lifetime of playing and teaching, Pleeth explores all aspects of this wonderful instrument.
Léon Goossens, the legendary virtuoso soloist, and contemporary composer/oboist Edwin Roxburgh provide their own unique perspective of the Oboe throughout history in this informative, authoritative... Læs mere
Neuhaus taught some of the greatest pianists of the twentieth century at the Moscow Conservatory. His legacy continues and many teachers around the world today regard this book as the most authoritative on the subject of piano playing.
Originally the content of three lectures, this work offers a bold and inspiring study of music, as text, as performance, and as a listening experience.
Virtuoso pianist Louis Kentner brings his genius, his humour, his enormous musical maturity and his vast experience to help the reader understand and play the piano in this inaugural Menuhin Music Guide.
Composer and player, Paul Harvey’s book encompasses every aspect of the saxophone, including its history, the family of instruments, teaching and repertoire and is illustrated with music examples, diagrams and photographs.