Why Beethoven Threw the Stew

Informationen zum Autor Steven Isserlis enjoys a unique and multi-faceted career as soloist, chamber musician and educator. He appears regularly with the world's leading orchestras, gives recitals every season in major musical centres, devises fascinating chamber music programmes, performs with many period-instrument ensembles, plays and writes for children, and works with many living composers. He has written two children's books, and gives masterclasses worldwide. For the past eighteen years he has been Artistic Director of the International Musicians' Seminar at Prussia Cove, Cornwall. Klappentext "Why Beethoven Threw the Stew" Why did Bach's son call him 'The Old Wig'?What part did Stravinsky's parrot play at dinner parties?How did Mozart keep his pigtails styled?What did Schumann invent to make his fingers stronger?And why "did" Beethoven throw his stew? This book is a unique introduction for children to the world of classical composers and their music. Famous cellist Steven Isserlis brings six of his favorite composers to life in an irresistible manner, painting hilarious biographical portraits of each of them and describing their music in lively detail. Packed with facts, dates, anecdotes and illustrations, "Why Beethoven Threw the Stew" is an attractive and accessible read for children (and their parents!). Why Beethoven Threw the Stew: And Lots More Stories About the Lives of Great Composers , by Steven Isserlis, is an enlightening and hilarious history of some of our favourite classical composers. Zusammenfassung In Why Beethoven Threw the Stew, renowned cellist Steven Isserlis sets out to pass on to children a wonderful gift given to him by his own cello teacher - the chance to people his own world with the great composers by getting to know them as friends.

Product details

• Authors: Steven Isserlis, Isserlis Steven
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.10.2001
• EAN: 9780571206162
• ISBN: 978-0-571-20616-2
• No. of pages: 144
• Dimensions: 125 mm x 200 mm x 10 mm
• Series: And Lots More Stories about th; And Lots More Stories about th
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Art, music; Humanities, art, music > Music; JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories, Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Music, MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician, Musicians, singers, bands and groups, Composers and songwriters, Educational: Music, Composers; Useful Facts, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Music and musicians