She was beauty and genius, as well as tragedy, personified. At twenty-seven, and at the pinnacle of a brilliant career, the unthinkable occurred: she was felled by multiple sclerosis.Elizabeth Wilson traces du Pre's life from the earliest stages of her career to her marriage to pianist and composer Daniel Barenboim to her premature death. Now, du Pre not only lives on in her extraordinary recordings, but also in this authoritative account of her life.

    All of a sudden, the photographer, who had long been a nominee for success behind the scenes of the pop world and record industry, entered the limelight. His portraits of rock and pop idols had a completely different, completely novel slant: they were pensive, melancholic, more personal, galaxies away from the world of showbiz, glamour and image makers. Corbijn is now famous all over the world.His photographs, which led to a new era of music photography, are on display at international exhibitions. With an introduction by Bono and designed by star designer Peter Saville, the book contains photos of Tom Waits, Sin

    A collection of Glass's solo piano music, including "Metamorphoses One to Five" collected together for the first time. Suitable for intermediate to advanced pianists. Contents: Metamorphosis 1-5 * Mad Rush * Wichita Vortex Sutra

    While looking primarily on his performances, it also situates his work and thought more broadly within relevant musical, cultural, intellectual, and historical contexts. It incorporates most of the existing primary and secondary literature on Gould, as well as many ideas, interpretations, and perspectives that have never before been discussed. It also incorporates ideas from a wide range of literature, both musical and otherwise, and draws from unparalleled access to the Glenn Gould Papers in the National Library of Canada. The book offers a more comprehensive, balanced, and thoroughly researched portrait of Gould as pianist and interpreter than any previous volume in the Gould literature.Following an introduction that summarizes Gould's career and the posthumous interest in him, the book divides into two parts. Part 1, Premises, focuses on the intellectual and aesthetic ideas that informed his performances, and draws on literature from many fields, including music history and aesthetics, cultural history, the history of performance practice, theatre, literary criticism, and music analysis. Part 2, Practices, focuses in detail on Gould the pianist, illuminating important features of his style through prose description and critical analysis, and including graphic musical examples and plates.