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Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) is now widely regarded as one of the greatest 20th-century composers and pianists. In this illuminating and accessible biography, Max Harrison covers the span of Rachmaninoff's life, taking in his career as composer, pianist and conductor, offering full analyses of his scores and a uniquely detailed treatment of his 1919-1942 recordings. A fascinating account of the man, his life and work, this book sheds much new light on its subject and the ways that Rachmaninoff was viewed during his own time and beyond.
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9780826453440 | Continuum Intl Pub Group, February 28, 2005, cover price $49.95 | About this edition: Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) is now widely regarded as one of the greatest 20th-century composers and pianists.
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9780826493125 | Bloomsbury USA Academic, November 28, 2006, cover price $80.00
Product Description: A personal, and sometimes controversial, selection by three jazz critics of the "best" 250 modern jazz records and CDs. Each record and/or CD is placed in its musical context and reviewed in some depth. In addition, for each disc and/or CD, full details of personnel and recording dates and locations are given...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)
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9780720118223 | Mansell, February 1, 2000, cover price $80.00
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9780720117226 | Mansell, March 1, 2000, cover price $41.95 | About this edition: A personal, and sometimes controversial, selection by three jazz critics of the "best" 250 modern jazz records and CDs.
This is a very good book which will certainly become one of the essential works of reference for the jazz enthusiast. It covers the ragtime to swing period by way of 250 LPs, each of which is afforded full discographical information on dates, titles, and personnels. . . . The quality of the writing is extemely high, as indeed one has a right to expect from authors of this calibre. . . . Harrison, Fox, and Thacker have produced some beautifully composed essays on artistes such as Billie Holliday, Roy Eldridge, Duke Ellington, etc. . . . It is a book which needs to be dipped into frequently, a volume to keep close to one's record collection. . . . It will increase immeasurably anyone's knowledge of, and appreciation for, jazz. The Gramophone (view table of contents)
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9780313246746 | Greenwood Pub Group, December 1, 1984, cover price $75.00 | About this edition: This is a very good book which will certainly become one of the essential works of reference for the jazz enthusiast.
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9780720117080 | Bloomsbury USA Academic, March 1, 2000, cover price $80.00
Product Description: This is a very good book which will certainly become one of the essential works of reference for the jazz enthusiast. It covers the ragtime to swing period by way of 250 LPs, each of which is afforded full discographical information on dates, titles, and personnels...read more
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9780306803260 | Da Capo Pr, August 1, 1988, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: This is a very good book which will certainly become one of the essential works of reference for the jazz enthusiast.
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