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  • The Symphony Orchestra in Crisis

    by John Axelrod ...
    It is no secret today that classical music has big problems. Which are the orchestras best able to survive? What can the public do? Written by world-renowned American conductor John Axelrod, The Symphony Orchestra in Crisis presents in nine chapters many eye-raising observations and amusing anecdotes. Speaking from experience, Axelrod articulates the current challenges and possible solutions ... Read more

    $13.73 CAD

  • Big Notes

    How a Stradivarius makes money and music

    by John Axelrod ...
    The business of beating death by becoming a modern day Medici is booming. In today's economy, where investments in stocks, bonds, commodities, real estate and hedge funds have either been severely battered from the Coronavirus crash or from the rollercoaster volatility, investors are increasingly seeking non-correlated alternative investments. How? By investing in a rare instrument and becoming a ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Classical Music for Every Day

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    As featured in the Telegraph and on Radio 4's Today programme.'A magnificent treasury . . . a fascinating tour de force.' Observer'Year of Wonder is an absolute treat - the most enlightening way to be guided through the year.' Eddie RedmayneClassical music for everyone - an inspirational piece of music for every day of the year, celebrating composers from the medieval era to the pr... ... Read more

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  • The $12 Million Stuffed Shark

    The Curious Economics of Contemporary Art

    by Don Thompson ...
    Why would a New York investment banker pay $12 million for the decaying carcass of a shark? By what alchemy does a Jackson Pollock “drip painting” sell for $140 million?In the first book to explore and explain the economics of the modern art world, Don Thompson talks to auction houses, dealers, and collectors to uncover the strategies that power the market to make or break an artist’s reputation ... Read more

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  • Opera 101

    A Complete Guide to Learning and Loving Opera

    by Fred Plotkin ...
    A clear, friendly, and truly complete handbook to learning how to listen to opera, whether on the radio, on recordings, or live at the opera house.If you've decided that the time has finally come to learn about opera and discover for yourself what it is about opera that sends your normally reserved friends into states of ecstatic abandon, this is the book for you.Opera 101 is recognized as the ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD

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  • Gareth Malone’s Guide to Classical Music

    The Perfect Introduction to Classical Music

    by Gareth Malone ...
    Have you ever been carried away by a piece of classical music? In this funny, evocative, personal eBook, previously published as ‘Music for the People: The Pleasures and Pitfalls of Classical Music’, Gareth takes us on a journey of musical discovery that explains and entertains in equal measure.Have you ever been carried away by a piece of classical music? The sad song of a single violin might ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • True Tales from the Mad, Mad, Mad World of Opera

    by Lotfi Mansouri ...
    Everything about opera is larger than life, but the bigger the art form, the bigger the potential for disaster. When things go wrong at the opera house, they really go wrong. No one has a greater or more intimate knowledge of such moments than Lotfi Mansouri. Over the course of a career that has spanned five decades, Mansouri has directed nearly 500 productions at major opera houses around the ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Red Priest: The Life of Antonio Vivaldi

    by James Fritz ...
    Born in Venice, Italy, Antonio Vivaldi was one of the most influential and highly regarded Baroque composers, although his fame blazed only briefly. He is most remembered for his concertos, particularly “The Four Seasons,” but his overall production was enormous, ranging from orchestral and vocal music for both secular and church settings, as well as opera scores and libretti. In addition, Vivaldi ... Read more

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  • Ludovico Einaudi: Graded Pieces For Piano (Grade 3 - Grade 4 - Grade 5)

    by Chester Music ...
    This exclusive folio presents 20 of Ludovico Einaudi’s most popular piano works in special arrangements matched to the grade criteria of the major examination boards. Designed as a progressive course for intermediate players, Einaudi’s pieces have been adapted to make them accessible to students, while retaining their unique beauty.Each piece is preceded by companion exercises which focus on ... Read more

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  • Big Bangs

    by Howard Goodall ...
    The dramatic story of five key turning points in a thousand years of Western music - discoveries that changed the course of history.Who first invented 'Doh Re Mi...'?What do we mean by "in tune"?Looking back down the corridor of a thousand years, Howard Goodall guides us through the stories of five seismic developments in the history of Western music. His "big bangs" may not be the ones we expect ... Read more

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  • Discover Music of the Baroque Era

    by Clive Unger-Hamilton ...
    Grandiose and glamorous, Baroque music stands alone, written to glorify the finest courts of Europe, in Italy, France, Germany, England, Austria and even far flung Spain. Its greatest composers, such as Vivaldi, Handel and Bach, head a fascinating cast of musical magicians, including Albinoni, Pachelbel and Scarlatti. Their lives are as intriguing as their music: we find virtuoso performers who ... Read more

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  • The Pavarotti Story

    by Guy Cavill ...
    Over the course of his career, Pavarotti never lost his enthusiasm for performing, and he devoted his last years to singing for charities and humanitarian causes - until sudden ill-health made it impossible for him to continue to appear on stage. ... Read more

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