The Steinway Collection: Paintings of Great Composers

Music lovers will delight in the beautiful color paintings and eloquent prose portraits in The Steinway Collection: Paintings of Great Composers. Chopin, Wagner, Liszt, Beethoven, Berlioz, Mozart, Verdi, Mendelssohn, Handel, and Schubert are among the composers celebrated in this historic book, which was originally printed in 1919 as an in-house publication of Steinway and Sons but has never before been released to the public. The paintings by esteemed American artists and accompanying essays by the brilliant critic James Gibbons Huneker are intended, in Mr. Huneker's words, to "evoke musical visions; for music is visionary, notwithstanding its primal appeal to the ear." An introduction by acclaimed broadcaster and writer David Dubal, Juilliard professor of piano literature, gives the book historical perspective.

This is the first public printing of this volume, a reprint from 1919 originally published by Steinway and Sons, which celebrates composers including Chopin, Wagner, Liszt, Mozart, MacDowell, Beethoven, Berlioz, Verdi, Mendelssohn, Handel, Rubinstein, and Schubert through color paintings and prose portraits. The paintings, which are on display at Steinway Hall in New York, were done by American artists in 1918 and 1919. Huneker (1857-1921), who provides descriptions of the paintings, was a writer and music critic for the New York Times and other publications. There is no index or bibliography. The book measures 9.5x12.75".
Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

This is the first public printing of this volume, a reprint from 1919 originally published by Steinway and Sons, which celebrates composers including Chopin, Wagner, Liszt, Mozart, MacDowell, Beethoven, Berlioz, Verdi, Mendelssohn, Handel, Rubinstein, and Schubert through color paintings and prose portraits. The paintings, which are on display at Steinway Hall in New York, were done by American artists in 1918 and 1919. Huneker (1857-1921), who provides descriptions of the paintings, was a writer and music critic for the New York Times and other publications. There is no index or bibliography. The book measures 9.5x12.75". Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)