The Steinway Collection: Paintings of Great Composers (Amadeus) - Hardcover

Huneker, James

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1574671154 ISBN 13: 9781574671155

Publisher: Amadeus Press, 2005

Synopsis

Music lovers will delight in the beautiful color paintings and eloquent prose portraits in The Steinway Collection: Paintings of Great Composers. Chopin, Wagner, Liszt, Beethoven, Berlioz, Mozart, Verdi, Mendelssohn, Handel, and Schubert are among the composers celebrated in this historic book, which was originally printed in 1919 as an in-house publication of Steinway & Sons but has never before been released to the public. The paintings by esteemed American artists and accompanying essays by the brilliant critic James Gibbons Huneker are intended, in Mr. Huneker's words, to "evoke musical visions; for music is visionary, notwithstanding its primal appeal to the ear." An introduction by acclaimed broadcaster and writer David Dubal, Juilliard professor of piano literature, gives the book historical perspective.

About this title

Synopsis:

Originally printed in 1919 as an in-house publication of Steinway & Sons, this is the first time this collection has been released to the public. The paintings by esteemed American artists and accompanied by Huneker's essays are intended, in the author's words, to "Evoke musical visions, for music is visionary...". An introduction by acclaimed broadcaster and writer David Dubal, Julliard Professor of Piano Literature, gives the book its proper historical perspective.

About this edition

• Publisher: Amadeus Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1574671154
• ISBN 13: 9781574671155
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 50