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Richter Remembered...Undiscovered Bach: "Morimur"...See: <A HREF=" http://members.tripod.com/~nbn0/MB01fall.html">New BOOKS on MUSIC </a>

Berlioz: Past, Present, Future (Eastman Studies in Music) by Peter Bloom (Editor) Our Price: $65.00 Publication date: February 2003 Binding: Hardcover Subjects: Berlioz, Hector,; 1803-1869; Music ISBN: 158046047X More Info: <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/158046047X/ncdn"> click here!</a>

Fugal Composition: A Guide to the Study of Bach's '48 (Contributions to the Study of Music and Dance, No. 65) by Joseph Groocock, Yo Tomita(Editor) Our Price: $67.95 Publication date: February 2003 Binding: Hardcover Subjects: Fugue; Bach, Johann Sebastian,; 1685-1750> ISBN: 0313323232 More Info:<A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0313323232/ncdn">click here!</a>

A History of Music in Western Culture by Mark Evan Bonds Our Price: $57.33 Publication date: January 15, 2003 Binding: Paperback Subjects: Music; History and criticism; History & Criticism - General ISBN: 0130143200 More Info:<A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0130143200/ncdn"> click here!</a>

Index to Poetry and Music by Carol June Bradley Our Price: $150.00 Publication date: February 1, 2003 Binding: Library Binding Subjects: Music; Reference ISBN: 0415943027 More Info: <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0415943027/ncdn"> click here!</a>

Movie Music, the Film Reader by Kay Dickinson (Editor) Our Price: $22.95 Publication date: February 1, 2003 Binding: Paperback Subjects: Motion picture music; History and criticism; Music ISBN: 0415281601 More Info:<A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0415281601/ncdn"> click here!</a>

Aspects of British Music of the 1990s by Peter O'Hagen (Editor) Our Price: $79.95 Publication date: March 2003Binding: Hardcover Subjects: Music; Great Britain; 20th century ISBN: 0754630412 More Info: <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0754630412/ncdn"> click here!</a>

"Valery Gergiev and the Kirov: A Story of Survival"John Ardoin <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1574670646/ncdn">...available here.</a> The late John Ardoin's study "Valery Gergiev and the Kirov: A Story of Survival" offers a history of the Kirov opera and ballet that encompasses quite a bit of Russian history along the way. His meticulously researched book on the institutions inherited by the pivotal conductor Gergiev addresses past and present in alternating chapters.

"No Vivaldi in the Garage: A Requiem for Classical Music in North America" Sheldon Morgenstern <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1555534937/ncdn">...available here.</a> Another litany of what's wrong with our arts institutions can be found in Sheldon Morgenstern's "No Vivaldi in the Garage: A Requiem for Classical Music in North America." Morgenstern, a teacher and conductor who directed the Eastern Music Festival, has written a memoir that encompasses portraits of important musical figures of the last several decades, as well as passionate critiques of the NEA, American Symphony Orchestra League, and, more generally, the manner in which musical politics and polemics are conducted today.

"My First 79 Years: Isaac Stern"- Chaim Potok <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0306810069/ncdn">...available here.</a> Violinist Isaac Stern, who recently passed away, left a legacy larger than his extraordinary life in music. Reportedly, conductor George Szell once told Stern that if he spent less time doing other things and more time practicing, he could be "the greatest violinist in the world." Stern's appealing memoir reveals a well-rounded man with a gusto for life beyond the concert hall that made his passion for music all the more fulfilling.