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Author Blum, David, 1935-1998

Title Quintet
Published New York : Dzanc Books, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (265 pages)
Contents Cover; Title; Contents; Foreword; Chapter One A Process Larger than Oneself; Chapter Two Walking to the Pavilion; Chapter Three A Gold Coin; Chapter Four Going to the Core; Chapter Five The Farm Girl and the Stones; About the Author; The Dzanc Books eBook Club
Summary Quintet presents compelling portraits of five artists known and loved by aficionados of classical music: the cellist Yo-Yo Ma, the conductor Jeffrey Tate, the violinist Josef Gingold, the pianist Richard Goode, and the opera singer Birgit Nilsson. This gracefully written book offers a deeply personal look at the lives of these immensely talented and hard-working performers. The essays grew out of conversations the musicians had with the late David Blum, who was himself distinguished both as a conductor and as an author of books and articles on musical subjects. Certain to delight music enthusia
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Ma, Yo-Yo, 1955-
Tate, Jeffrey
Gingold, Josef
Goode, Richard
Nilsson, Birgit
Gingold, Josef
Goode, Richard
Ma, Yo-Yo, 1955-
Nilsson, Birgit
Tate, Jeffrey
Ma, Yo-Yo.
Tate, Jeffrey.
Gingold, Josef.
Goode, Richard.
Nilsson, Birgit.
Musicians -- Biography
MUSIC -- Genres & Styles -- Classical.
MUSIC -- Reference.
Musicians
Erlebnisbericht
Genre/Form Biographies
Biographies.
Biographies.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781938103865
1938103866