{"product_id":"quintet-five-journeys-toward-musical-fulfillment-hardcover","title":"Quintet: Five Journeys Toward Musical Fulfillment - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Blum\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuintet presents compelling portraits of five artists known and loved by aficionados of classical music: the cellist Yo-Yo Ma, the conductor Jeffrey Tate, the violinist Josef Gingold, the pianist Richard Goode, and the opera singer Birgit Nilsson. This gracefully written book offers a deeply personal look at the lives of these immensely talented and hard-working performers. The essays grew out of conversations the musicians had with the late David Blum, who was himself distinguished both as a conductor and as an author of books and articles on musical subjects.Certain to delight music enthusiasts, Quintet is a perfect holiday gift.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Blum founded New York's Esterhazy Orchestra and l'Orchestre Symphonique Genevois in Geneva, Switzerland. A frequent contributor to the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, he wrote\u003ci\u003e The Art of Quartet Playing\u003c\/i\u003e, also from Cornell, and \u003ci\u003eCasals and the Art of Interpretation\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.77 x 9.26 x 6.28 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 02, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47451663270066,"sku":"9780801437311","price":111.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/7e7c40efc2543e51ab8b279a3a809e55.webp?v=1778798995","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/quintet-five-journeys-toward-musical-fulfillment-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}