My First 79 Years

Informationen zum Autor Isaac Stern lives in Connecticut. Chaim Potok , whose many books include The Chosen , lives in Pennsylvania. Klappentext Now in paperback comes one of the most readable and revealing musical autobiographies of the decade. Isaac Stern--the man, the musician, and the cultural institution--comes alive in this generous work as the violinist warmly shares his personal and artistic experiences. 43 photos. Zusammenfassung There is no more beloved musician in the classical world than Isaac Stern, revered not only as a great violinist but also as a generous personality and a crucial figure in the world of the arts. One of the few people who has known every major classical musician of the last two-thirds of the twentieth century, he shares his personal and artistic experiences in this warm, passionate account of his life: the story of his rise to eminence; his feelings about music and the violin; and his great friendships and collaborations with colleagues such as Leonard Bernstein and Pablo Casals. Stern the man, the musician, and the cultural institution come alive in the most readable and revealing musical autobiography of the decade.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: C. Potok, Chaim Potok, Potok Chaim, I. Stern, Isaac Stern, Isaac W. Stern, Stern Isaac
• Edition: Dacapo
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Broché
• Sortie: 15.02.2001
• EAN: 9780306810060
• ISBN: 978-0-306-81006-0
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 228 mm x 18 mm
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Philosophie, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Musique > Monographies; MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Classical, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Music, Composers and songwriters, Biography: arts and entertainment, 20th Century & Contemporary Classical Music, Art music, orchestral and formal music