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Steinway and Sonsby Ronald V Ratcliffe
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:This lavishly illustrated book tells the remarkable story of the Steinway company and its founding family. Heinrich Steinweg emigrated to America at the age of fifty-three with his large and talented family and founded Steinway & Sons, which was to become the builder of premium pianos in America. Ronald Ratcliffe has spent ten years researching the Steinway story. His fascinating text, supplemented with over 100 color and duotone photographs, documents the history of the piano in America, where the technical innovations of successive Steinway family members set the standards for the modern piano. He reveals as well the amazing business and marketing sense that characterized the Steinway company from the beginning, bringing it financial success and worldwide acclaim for its instruments. There are photographs of the famous pianists who promoted Steinway pianos: Anton Rubinstein, Ignacy Paderewski, Josef Hofmann, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Arthur Rubinstein, and Vladimir Horowitz. There are also photographs and drawings of the most flamboyant customized piano cases, for such clients as Liberace. This is the complete book on the Steinway piano and the only book to be authorized by the Steinway company. Book News Annotation:Marvelously illustrated with over 100 color and duotone photographs,
this is the story of the Steinway piano, the Steinway company, the
Steinway family, and the Steinway artists. The text, well researched
and well written, is a virtual history of the piano in America, as
well as chronicle of four generations of the Steinway family and
business. The appendix includes a listing of Steinway patents and
Steinway artists. The photographs include famous pianists who
promoted the pianos: Rubinstein, Padwerewski, Hoffman, Rachmaninoff,
and Horowitz. 101/4x101/4".
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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