Category: Conductors and Conducting

246pp, many illustrations, chronology of first appearances & appointments, discography. Previous owners signature. Corners slightly bumped. View more info

Simon Rattle The Making of a Conductor

By: Kenyon, Nicholas

Price: £5.00

Publisher: Faber & Faber: 1989

Seller ID: 6140

ISBN: 0571147976

Condition: Very Good

246pp, many illustrations, chronology of first appearances & appointments, discography. View more info

Conducting Without Fears, a Helpful Handbook for the Beginner, Part One: A General Survey

By: Lewis, Joseph

Price: £5.00

Publisher: Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew Ltd: 1945

Seller ID: 10476

Condition: Very Good

55pp. View more info

The Genius of Valhalla. The Life of Reginald Goodall

By: Lucas, John

Price: £17.50

Publisher: Boydell Press: 2009

Seller ID: 12742

ISBN: 1843835177

Condition: New

245pp Illustrations. Reginald Goodall conducted the triumphant 1945 premiere of Britten's Peter Grimes, but it was not until the Wagner performances of his last two decades that he became well known. In this update of his 1993 book Reggie, John Lucas uses letters, diaries and interviews with Goodall himself to unravel the mysteries of his early life and wartime Mosleyite sympathies; he also catalogues the frustrations of Goodall's years at Covent Garden and the positive critical responses to his Ring cycle. View more info

Dialogues & Discoveries: James Levine, His Life and His Music

By: Marsh, Robert C.

Price: £8.00

Publisher: Scribner: 1998

Seller ID: 5812

ISBN: 0684831597

Condition: New in Fine dust jacket

331pp, 16 plates, discography. View more info

Practical Guide for the Conductor and Useful Notes for the Orchestra

By: Massi-Hardman, F. W. De

Price: £8.00

Publisher: William Reeves: N.D.

Seller ID: 8350

Condition: Very Good

x, 50pp, diagrams, music examples. View more info

Arturo Toscanini

By: Matthews, Denis

Price: £5.00

Publisher: Tunbridge Wells, Midas Books: 1982

Seller ID: 7368

ISBN: 0859361721

176pp, illustrations, selected discography by Ray Burford. Ex library, book plate else very good in very good dust jacket View more info

Behind the Baton. a Who's Who of Conductors

By: May, Robin

Price: £5.00

Publisher: Frederick Muller: 1981

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 4883

ISBN: 0584104561

Condition: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket

152pp, b/w illustrations. View more info

The Score of My Life.

By: Mehta, Zubin, (with Renate Gräfin Matuschka)

Price: £15.00

Publisher: Amadeus Press: 2009

Seller ID: 11167

ISBN: 157467174X

Condition: New in Fine dust jacket

214pp, 16 plates. An account of Mehta's entire musical life, from his childhood days in Bombay to his journey to Vienna to study music at the age of 18, and on through his entire professional career. View more info

Bernard Haitink: A Working Life

By: Mundy, Simon

Price: £10.00

Publisher: Robson Books: 1987

Seller ID: 12673

ISBN: 0860514455

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket

191pp, 12 plates, discography. Dust jacket very slightly chipped on top edge of spine, previous owner's inscription. View more info

Leopold Stokowski

By: Opperby, Preben

Price: £8.00

Publisher: Midas Books: 1982

Seller ID: 7087

ISBN: 0859362531

Condition: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket

288pp, illustrations, discography, list of first performances. Previous owners name on endpaper View more info

Leopold Stokowski

By: Opperby, Preben

Price: £5.00

Publisher: Midas Books: 1982

Seller ID: 7620

ISBN: 0859362531

288pp, illustrations, discography, list of first performances. Ex library, usual stamps else very good in very good dust jacket View more info

Conversations with Karajan

By: Osborne Richard:

Price: £5.00

Publisher: Oxford University Press: 1991

Seller ID: 11898

ISBN: 019284024X

Condition: Very Good+

169pp, illustrations, selected recordings. View more info

Boulez: Composer, Conductor, Enigma

By: Peyser, Joan

Price: £5.00

Publisher: Cassell & Co: 1977

Seller ID: 7253

ISBN: 0304299014

Condition: Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket

303pp, plates, music examples. Ex library, usual stamps sellotape remains on boards. View more info

To Boulez and Beyond: Music in Europe Since The Rite of Spring

By: Peyser, Joan

Price: £8.50

Publisher: New York, Billboard Books: 1999

Seller ID: 12436

ISBN: 0823078752

Condition: New in Fine dust jacket

382pp, plates. Traces the development of classical music from the beginning of the 20th century to the present day. A guide to the sense behind the sound and an analysis of major musical trends. View more info