Like most of you, I have quite a few books on music, and I am interested in hearing others. Some of my favorites:
Otto Klemperer: His Life and Times (2 volumes) Heyworth - might be the best music bio I have ever read.
Bach: The Cello Suites Siblin
Ring Resounding and Putting the Record Straight - Culshaw
The Rest is Noise and Listen to This - Ross
On and Off the Record - Schwartzkopf
The Twisted Muse - Kater
Glenn Gould Reader - Page
Vindications - Cooke
Just a few, and does not include any books on pop or jazz, although I have a number of those as well.
For whatever reason, I am not that fond of composer bios - and I have quite a few. Don't know why.
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Topic - Favorite books on music - TGR 09:47:23 05/29/15 (33)
- RE: Favorite books on music - fantja 07:44:46 06/14/15 (0)
- RE: Favorite books on music - JefferyK 13:44:10 06/05/15 (0)
- RE: Favorite books on music - rbolaw 16:55:55 06/01/15 (9)
- +1. Breezy, fun reads and often stunning revelations for both amateur and Classical music veteran. nt - jdaniel@jps.net 08:34:50 06/02/15 (0)
- RE: Favorite books on music - learsfool 22:29:13 06/01/15 (7)
- "The Maestro Myth" - TGR 16:55:54 06/04/15 (5)
- RE: "The Maestro Myth" - learsfool 22:42:16 06/04/15 (4)
- I stand by my comments on Lebrecht - TGR 09:04:47 06/05/15 (3)
- RE: I stand by my comments on Lebrecht - rbolaw 02:19:44 06/06/15 (2)
- RE: I stand by my comments on Lebrecht - learsfool 17:29:32 06/08/15 (1)
- RE: I stand by my comments on Lebrecht - rbolaw 11:17:37 06/11/15 (0)
- RE: Favorite books on music - fantja 05:20:50 06/02/15 (0)
- RE: Favorite books on music - learsfool 22:09:29 05/30/15 (1)
- +1 nt - rbolaw 16:46:06 06/01/15 (0)
- Another book recommendation - unclestu 19:54:11 05/30/15 (0)
- The original Record Guide, '50s - andy evans 09:57:06 05/30/15 (5)
- I don't know, Andy - I was kind of glad to see that purple prose school fall by the wayside [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 11:42:42 05/31/15 (4)
- RE: I've been a subscribe since 1991, - steve.ott@kctcs.edu 18:52:21 05/31/15 (3)
- Steve - are you and Andy talking about two different record guides? - Chris from Lafayette 19:07:23 05/31/15 (2)
- I'm talking about the UK Record Guide (nt) - andy evans 09:30:58 06/03/15 (0)
- RE: Steve - are you and Andy talking about two different record guides? - steve.ott@kctcs.edu 16:07:03 06/01/15 (0)
- RE: Favorite books on music - wolf_moses@optusnet.com.au 06:17:06 05/30/15 (0)
- Whitney Balliett - Mike K 19:30:33 05/29/15 (0)
- A lot of good suggestions so far - here are some more - Chris from Lafayette 18:30:47 05/29/15 (0)
- RE: Favorite books on music - pbarach 17:43:30 05/29/15 (0)
- RE:Recommend Favorite books on music - unclestu 12:28:14 05/29/15 (5)
- RE:Recommend Favorite books on music - fantja 13:50:15 05/29/15 (4)
- One more - unclestu 14:16:03 05/29/15 (3)
- +1 - rbolaw 18:37:41 05/29/15 (0)
- I enjoyed the Piano Shop - johntoste 15:43:07 05/29/15 (1)
- +1 on "Grand Obsession" - Charlie F. 11:35:00 06/11/15 (0)
- RE: Favorite books on music - 6bq5 11:48:48 05/29/15 (1)
- Was going to recommend the Szweds... - musetap 20:43:00 05/29/15 (0)