Polish-born composer and pianist Ignaz Friedman summarized his approach to music by stating simply: "There are the notes, there is what is behind the notes." In Allan Evans's biography of the master pianist he shows the reader the behind and the between of Friedman's life and wo…
Allan Evans's groundbreaking biography of Ignaz Friedman gives the reader the behind and the between of the life and career of this extraordinary pianist. Friedman's repertory emphasized the major works of Beethoven, Schumann, Liszt, and Brahms, but he was perhaps best known for…
Zhu Xiao-Mei was born into a middle-class family in 1949 in Beijing. She was a child prodigy on the piano, taught by her mother, and she immersed herself in the classical masters. This book tells Zhu's story through her difficult early years, longing for the comfort of playing p…
A biography of Arthur Rubinstein's private life, including his love affairs, his rivalry with Vladimir Horowitz, and his relationships with the rich and powerful.
Pianists occupy a unique place in the story of jazz. Above all, piano jazz is about the individuals who have made their own contributions to the style. In this collection, Alyn Shipton draws together conversations with many of the key practitioners, spanning the period from the …
Drawing together some of the most notable names in jazz, this book looks at the development of the jazz pianist, from the birth of bebop to the present day.
