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Speaking of pianists ...

Chasins, Abram

Speaking of pianists ...

by Chasins, Abram

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Published by Knopf in New York .
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    Subjects:
  • Pianists -- Biography

  • Classifications
    LC ClassificationsML397 .C5
    The Physical Object
    Pagination291 p.
    Number of Pages291
    ID Numbers
    Open LibraryOL6225886M
    LC Control Number57012173

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Abram Chasins was a composer, pianist and a superb writer. “Speaking of Pianists” (), a compilation of essays on the piano, pianists and compositions, is his throughly enjoyable views on the world he inhabited. He knew Gershwin, he knew Rachmaninov, he is convincingly conversant with modern mid 20th century music.5/5(3).

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The Third Edition of the book includes a supplemental chapter, written inas well as a preface, written in /5(2). SPEAKING OF PIANISTS. GET WEEKLY BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS: Email Address Subscribe. Tweet. KIRKUS REVIEW. The pianist, composer, music director of WOXR, contributor to the Saturday Review (where some of these pieces appeared) collects his reminiscences- and reactions stimulated by piano playing and piano music.

Genre/Form: Biographies Biography: Additional Physical Format: Online version: Chasins, Abram, Speaking of pianists. New York, Knopf, Speaking of Pianists (3) (Quality Paperbacks Ser.) View larger image. By informally presented music appreciation which the general listener will enjoy- along with the contact with many concert pianists and the anecdotal asides (Kirkus Review) Book Details Book Quality: Publisher Quality ISBN Publisher: Burtyrki.

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