{"product_id":"arrau-on-music-and-performance-9780486408460","title":"Arrau on Music and Performance","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Joseph Horowitz\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Dover Publications\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Dover Publications\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Individual Composer \u0026amp; Musician\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAwarded an ASCAP Deems Taylor Award in 1983 for excellence in writing about music, this volume of candid conversations with the late Claudio Arrau is both a subtle portrait of one of the world's great concert artists and a vivid exploration of his unique and intensely felt beliefs about music and piano performance.\u003cbr\u003eUpon its initial appearance, critical acclaim for this work included rave reviews from \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker \u003c\/i\u003e(\"One of the best books about a performing artist ever written. . . . It's an enthralling, free-flowing, but shapely compound of reminiscences and of observations on music.\"), and \u003ci\u003eNew York Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e (\"Something of a miracle, a book that actually explores the life and development of a living musician by dealing seriously with important musical issues. Each chapter sets a biographical context for a conversation . . . a fascinating and valuable book.\").\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to his conversations with Arrau, former \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e critic Joseph Horowitz has included discussions with four renowned musicians who worked with the celebrated pianist: Philip Lorenz, Daniel Barenboim, Garrick Ohlsson, and Sir Colin Davis. The result is an eminently readable portrait of a great artist, presented in an intimate, conversational format -- sure to fascinate pianists, musicians, and anyone seriously interested in music and the piano.\u003cbr\u003eJoseph Horowitz is also the author of \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Toscanini, The Ivory Tread, Wagner Nights: An American History, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Post-Classical Predicament.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46311854833815,"sku":"9780486408460","price":1553.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780486408460.webp?v=1767703456","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/arrau-on-music-and-performance-9780486408460","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}