Ashkenazy Vladimir Parrott Jasper (37 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Used; Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Grubby book may have mild dirt or some staining, mostly on the edges of pages.

1st edition (thus). Paperback. With black-and-white photo illustrations. Contents: slight browning, otherwise pages very good and clean. Cover: light shelf-wear, otherwise very good, clean and bright. Binding tight. 239 pp.

Condition: Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Condition: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. The book is in very good condition, the dust jacket has some wear (see photos). Signed by Ashkenazy. Signed by Author(s).

239pp. 8vo. Original boards in dustwrapper. A very good copy. First US edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First US Edition. Dust jacket has slight edge wear, with a small surface abrasion at front. ; Review material laid in.

Condition: Sehr gut. Zustand: SEHR GUTER Zustand! Stichworte: Ashkenazy, Vladimir, Autobiographie, Autobiografie 240 Seiten Deutsch 456g Hardcover mit Schutzumschlag, Leineneinband oder kartoniert.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Hardback in black cloth boards, gilt titles on spine, in Fine condition, dustwrapper also in Fine condition. First edition, SIGNED COPY, pp239, b&w photographs, index. Born the son of musical parents, Ashkenazy was encouraged to work at the piano from a very early age. His talent asserted itself naturally from the start and in many ways it could not have had a better environment in which to develop than Soviet Russia, where anyone who shows promise in any field is seen as an invaluable source of Soviet prestige abroad. However, by the early 1960s, he felt increasingly exploited by and alienated from the system, and decided for the sake of his family and future artistic development that, if the opportunity presented itself, he would have to make his life in the West. The agonising cat-and mouse game with the authorities that ensued is described in chilling detail. Since then, his reputation as a pianist has gone from strength to strength and he has established himself as a conductor of rare ability. He is only too aware, though, that the freedom he enjoys in the West - a freedom so many take for granted - is very fragile, the fascinating insights he gives us into life, and particularly musical life, behind the Iron Curtain throw Western standards into sharp relief, and much of what he says must make us reappraise our attitudes to personal and artistic freedom.

Collins. London. 1984. First edition. DW. Illustrated. Long gift inscription. Pages lightly browned otherwise a clean and sound copy in a price-clipped wrapper.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First US Edition. Hardcover; 8vo; 239 pp. First US ed. Spine in red cloth with gilt titles, with green paper boards. Off-white but bright and clean interior. In a grey jacket with red and blue titles. Some fading, light shelfwear. NPC. VG+/VG. Book.

Gr.8°, 239 S., einige Abb. a. Taf., Kart. m. OU, 3 Lagen gebräunt, min. gebrauchsspurig. EA. Mit Widmung von V. Ashkenazy a. Vs. 1100 gr. Schlagworte: Signierte Bücher, Musik - Klassik.