Introduces Johann Sebastian Bach's "Cello Suites," discussing how the composition was lost in the eighteenth century and discovered by Pablo Casals in the late nineteenth century, and some of the hist
An award-winning trio of dramatic narratives inspired by Bach’s The Cello Suites traces the disappearance of the iconic composer’s manuscript in the 18th century, Casals' historical discovery and popu
This 5-volume reference presents essays on 608 20th-century musicians and composers in all genres, with the classical cellist Pablo Casals followed by Johnny Cash, for example, or Art Tatum followed b
Author Diran Alexanian played chamber music with Brahms, performed concertos with Mahler, and taught alongside Pablo Casals in Paris. A superb compendium of instruction, this reprint of the original d
Titles: Concerto in B-Flat Major (Allegro moderato (Cadenza by Frederich Gr?tzmacher), Adagio non troppo, Rondo: Allegro (Cadenza 1 by Frederich Gr?tzmacher, Cadenza 2 by Pablo Casals)) (L. Boccherini
Through humorous anecdotes and compelling stories, trail-blazing George Zukerman recounts his life in music as concert bassoonist and impresario.George Zukerman, known as both the Pablo Casals and the Eddie Van Halen of the bassoon, describes how his worldwide touring kindled audience awareness of this unusual instrument and freed the bassoon from penal servitude in the back ranks of the symphony orchestra.As a touring musician, he chronicles relentlessly touring Canada: traveling by float plane, ski plane, freight boat, war canoe, snowmobile, and dogsled to remote communities; plugging coins into a roadside payphone to contact promoters and driving through prairie snowstorms to reach a venue on time.As an impresario, Zukerman's Overture Concerts, Remote Tours Canada inspired thousands of new listeners and musicians. His tales have been enjoyed on CBC radio, and this passionate memoir will give readers further pleasure and insight into an extraordinary life. Literary Nonfiction. Music.