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By the age of six, Zhanna had developed a repertoire fellow students twice her age would envy. Scholarships to the most prestigious conservatories in the Soviet Union soon followed - conservatories that had produced legends like Rachmaninoff, Kogan, and Horowitz.

Bloomsbury presents The Musical Human by Michael Spitzer, read by Daniel Levitin. A RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK 'Full of delightful nuggets' Guardian online 'Entertaining, informative and philosphical ... An essential read' All About History 'Extraordinary range ... All the world and more is here'...

From the critically acclaimed author of Temperament, a narrative account of the most defining moments in musical history—classical and jazz—all of which forever altered Western culture "A fascinating journey that begins with the origins of musical notation and travels through the...

Join Broadway historian, director, and all around MT nerd Robert W. Schneider for a wild and exhaustively researched celebration of the musicals that had set their sights on Broadway but missed the mark. The second season of Broadway Bound is called "YOU'RE ONLY AS GOOD AS YOUR LAST" explores ten Broadway Bound musicals that were written by major songwriters. From a foul mouthed Little Orphan Annie to dancing woolly mammoths, Broadway Bound: The Musicals That Never Came To Broadway is sure to open your eyes to some of the most bizarre, brilliant, and bold musicals that tried to get themselves ...

Musical Youth will forever be remembered for their worldwide 1982 hit Pass The Dutchie. In fact, the story of the reggae group made of five schoolchildren from Birmingham in the UK is one that starts long before that – as far back as Kingston Jamaica in the mid-1960s. Prior to forming Musical Youth, the father of Patrick Waite (bass) and Junior Waite (drums) was a member of rocksteady stars The Techniques. Relocated to Birmingham in the 1970s, he and local producer/promoter Toney Owens set about creating a group that would help pass on the torch of Jamaican music into a new era. What ...

Bloomsbury presents The Musical Human by Michael Spitzer, read by Daniel Levitin. "Michael Spitzer has pulled off the impossible: a Guns, Germs and Steel for music." —Daniel Levitin A colossal history spanning cultures, time, and space to explore the vibrant relationship between music and the...

Discover the captivating autobiography of Prussian-born American conductor Walter Damrosch. Filled with rich anecdotes and personal stories, this memoir offers a fascinating glimpse into the lives of some of the greatest musicians of the 19th and 20th centuries. Join Warren Bergmann as he narrates the journey of a remarkable artist whose influence resonates through the world of music.

This audiobook presents the major ancient Egyptian musical instruments, their ranges, and playing techniques. The book consists of five chapters: The Wealth of Instruments, Stringed Instruments, Wind Instruments, Percussion Instruments, and The Musical Performance.

El true crime también tiene sus clásicos. Los crímenes más famosos de la Belle Époque y finales del XIX nos enseñan mucho sobre quiénes somos y el mundo del que venimos (el de nuestros bisabuelos y tatarabuelos). Te lo contamos con el rigor del periodismo y las narrativas del teatro y la ficción. Con grandes actores y una corista excepcional. Y como quien no quiere la cosa, nos adentramos, también, en los inicios de la psicología y de las ciencias forenses. Si te gusta el teatro, escucha la T1. Adéntrate en todos los detalles del crimen de Fuencarral, el del hombre del saco, el ...