The world of music according to Starker / Janos Starker.

Author/creator Starker, Janos
Format Book
Publication InfoBloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2004.
Descriptionix, 340 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm + 1 audio disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
Subjects
Starker, Janos.
Cellists--United States. --Biography.
Cellists--Hungary. --Biography.

Contents Sonata in F, op. 6 / Strauss (27:17) -- Sonata in C major, op. 102, no. 1 / Beethoven (16:11) -- Sonata in E minor, op. 38 (23:32) / Brahms -- Sonatina in D, op. 137, no 1 (Starker edition) / Schubert (6:29)
Contents Prelude : Scotch and soda -- Ancrusis : The autobiography of a stomach -- Hungary -- I have a dream -- Romania, Austria, and Switzerland -- Sidebar : Cellos -- "Mozart meter" : a story -- France -- Sidebar : In defense of dilettantism -- United States of America : Dallas and New York -- Sidebar : A soft pitch for the pit -- "The wrath of grapes" : a story -- Chicago -- Sidebar : Thanks for missing me -- Sidebar : Take one, take nine -- The African adventures of Lord Aylesford -- Bloomington then -- Sidebar : The saga of the Starker bridge -- Sidebar : Concert hazards in Spain -- "L'art pour l'art : Waldo Caper, 1926-1960" : a story -- Bloomington now -- Sidebar : On Bobby Knight and Hoosiers -- Twilight at Tiffany's -- Epilogue : Coda -- Postlude : That room at the top -- Appendix: An organized method of string playing -- List of recordings -- List of music publications -- List of Chevalier du Violoncelle and Grande Dame du Violoncelle Certificate Awards.
Abstract A colorful autobiography spanning the author's life from his early music education in Hungary to his world tours, educational philosophy, and recording and pedagogical legacy. Also included are several short stories and commentaries on world events, academia, and--of course--music.
Local noteLittle-347754--305131056036X
General noteIncludes index.
Bibliography note"List of recordings, 1947-1999": pages 293-326.
Bibliography note"List of music publications": pages 327-329.
Performer Janos Starker, cello ; Shigeo Neriki, piano.
Date/time/place of a event noteRecorded in Manuel Hall, Chicago, May 3, 2002.
LCCN 2004004353
ISBN0253344522 (cloth : alk. paper)

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Music Music Media - Ask at Circulation Desk CD-7731 ✔ Available Place Hold
Music Music Stacks ML418.S734 A3 2004 ✔ Available Place Hold