Series: Amadeus

(Amadeus) Conducting Business is an enlightening exploration of the world of orchestral conducting, a profession often both seen and heard, yet largely misunderstood. This most mysterious of jobs is brought to life for the music lover and the aspiring maestro alike in a compelling new book by Leonard Slatkin. Drawing on his own experiences on and off the podium, Slatkin...

Amadeus. The piano music of Maurice Ravel is among the most thrilling, the most colourful, and, for pianists, the most challenging of the repertoire. This book is about how performers and listeners can discover it and relate to it—how it sounds and feels under the fingers and within the receptive imagination. But to write about those experiences, to explore the...

The Joy of Music by Leonard Bernstein is a classic work and perhaps Bernstein's finest collection of conversations on the meaning and wonder of music. This book is a must for all music fans who wish to experience music more fully and deeply through one of the most inspired, and inspiring, music intellects of our time. Employing the creative device...

In his forthcoming book, The Secret Life of Musical Notation, Roberto Poli presents original discoveries that have generated ground-breaking insights based on years of research and performance. Long-standing interpretations of commonly encountered musical signs and symbols, from as early as the 1770s, may fail to reveal the composers' intended meanings. These misconstrued readings are due precisely to traditions themselves—traditions that...

This holistic approach to the keyboard is based on a sound understanding of the relationship between physical function and movement and musical purpose, and it is an invaluable resource for pianists and teachers. Professor Fink explains his ideas and demonstrates his innovative developmental exercises that set the pianist free to express the most profound musical ideas. Mastering Piano Technique offers...

The Official Guide to Steinway Pianos is a compendium from the archives of renowned piano maker Steinway & Sons to encompass for the first time reference material and details from 16 decades of Steinway piano making in New York. Thirty years of research and compilation by authors Roy F. Kehl and David R. Kirkland bring to light with thorough precision...

In this groundbreaking book, noted educator William Westney helps readers discover their own path to the natural, transcendent fulfilment of making music. Drawing on experience, psychological insight, and wisdom both ancient and modern, Westney shows how to trust yourself and set your own musicality free. Practising, in the author's view, is a lively, honest, adventurous, and spiritually rewarding enterprise, and...