Note-Perfect: Thirty Years in Classical Music Recordings - Softcover

Cornfield, Giveon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1479777978 ISBN 13: 9781479777976

Publisher: XLIBRIS, 2013

Synopsis

When you play a recording, have you ever paused to think about what went into making of it? Rest assured: there is more here than meets the eye and ear. This book takes an irreverent behind-the-scenes look at the classical record business. The author draws on three decades in recording and broadcasting to tell the story of his own and other classical record labels. This amusing and informative memoir covers recording and editing techniques, and how albums are planned, made and marketed. So are broadcast programming, press reviews and awards – in short, every facet of this fascinating industry. The pages of Note-Perfect are populated by musical legends like Yehudi Menuhin, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Nicolas Slonimsky, Ernst Krenek and hundreds of other artists and composers. You will even meet unlikely personalities such as David Ben-Gurion and Arnold Toynbee, captured in sound for posterity.

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About the Author

Giveon Cornfield was born in Montreal in 1926, and lived in Israel for twenty years. He served in the underground Hagana, in the Royal Air Force in World War II, and in the Israel Defense Forces during Israel’s War of Independence. He has worked in the automotive and broadcasting fields. He founded Baroque Records in Montreal and Orion Master Recordings in Los Angeles, and has produced over a thousand recordings of classical music, on his own and other labels. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Music History from Pacific Western University. Published in 1991 by Pangloss Press, Dr. Cornfield’s Zion Liberated is a personal account of Israel’s struggle for independence during the thirty years of the British Mandate, from the end of World War I to the birth of the State of Israel in 1948. He lives with his wife in Hawaii.

Edition details

• Publisher: XLIBRIS
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1479777978
• ISBN 13: 9781479777976
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 202