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B573 The Stereo Record Guide Vol 2, by Edward Greenfield, The Long Playing Record Library Ltd 1961. xxi, 343pp. Hardback, GBP 32.00
B865 Records and Recording: Classical Guide 77, guide to the best new and re-issued classical records of 1976, based on reviews and articles from the magazine "Records and Recordings". A very interesting alternative to the Penguin Guides, with longer reviews. Suprisingly rare. Edited by Ates Orga, Midas 1977. 360pp. PB. tear in flysheet, library stamps, otherwise good condition, GBP 15.00
B858 Records and Recording: Classical Guide 78, guide to the best new and re-issued classical records of 1977, based on reviews and articles from the magazine "Records and Recordings". A very interesting alternative to the Penguin Guides, with longer reviews. Suprisingly rare. Edited by Ates Orga & Josephine Orga, Midas 1978. 410pp. PB. worn spine coming a little loose from book, but as the pages are sewn, not stuck, this gives no problem, GBP 12.50
B867 The Disc Book, by David Hall & Abner Levin, A fascinating survey of recorded classical music available in the US in 1955. Includes "a basic library" & "an analysis of all solo performers conductors, orchestras etc who have made a worthwhile contribution on record". And includes 30 pages of photos of great performers, 32 pages of advertisements (including catalogues) from record companies & hi-fi manufacturers. Long Player Publications 1955. 471pp. Good condition, GBP 12.50
B472 A Guide to the Bargain Classics, by Edward Greenfield & Ivan March, rare, contains both the 1964 & 1965 editions. The Long Playing Record Library 1965. 460pp. Hardback. Good secondhand condition. Dustwrapper worn, GBP 12.00
Sackville-West's quirky & informative record guides from the 1950s:
B866 The Record Guide, by Edward Sackville-West & Desmond Shawe-Taylor, mostly 78s, with an appendix on LPs. Collins 1951. 763pp. GBP 10.00
B783 The Record Year, by Edward Sackville-West, Collins 1952. 383pp. Hardback, Vgc, GBP 8.00
Penguin Stereo Record Guides are an excellent source of reviews of LPs from 1975 to 1986
B855 Penguin Stereo Record Guide, Second Edition, by Edward Greenfield & Robert Layton, etc, 1977. 1169pp. PB. GBP 11.00
B786 Penguin Guide to Compact Discs, Cassettes and LPs, by Edward Greenfield, Penguin 1986. xxiii, 1217pp. PB. GBP 8.00
B524 The Penguin Guide to Bargain Records, by Edward Greenfield, Penguin 1966. xxiii, 499pp. PB. GBP 2.50
CAT02 DISC Magazines "A Quarterly Pocket Miscellany for the Music Lover & the Gramophone Enthusiast". Each issue has 48 pages of articles about music & musicians and reviews of the quarters' record issues. Edited by Donald J. Thornton. paperback.
Numbers 3 & 4 issued 1947, GBP 4.00 for the 2 issues.
Numbers 6, 7 & 8 issued 1948, GBP 6.00 for the 3 issues.
Numbers 10, 11 & 12 issued 1949, GBP 6.00 for the 4 issues.
Numbers 13, 14 & 15 issued 1950, and cover the introduction of the LP, GBP 6.00 for the 3 issues.
Numbers 16, & 17 issued 1951, includes "Conductors on Record", GBP 4.00 for the 2 issues.
CAT10 The Art of Record Buying
EMG issued their yearly catalogues from the mid 1950s to 1979. They list selected recommended recordings that were reviewed in their Monthly Newsletters, "to assist connoisseurs who wish to add only the finest microgroove records to their collection"
At GBP 8.00 per volume, Paperback: 1956 , 1957
At GBP 8.00 per volume, Hardback: 1960, 1961, 1970, 1973
At GBP 8.00 per volume: 1975, Hardback, few notes in ink on text, slightly shabby copy
CAT01 Gramophone Classical LP Catalogues were issued 4 times a year, and listed all the LPs available in Britain. They are immensely useful, as they cross-reference artists & conductors with the composers.
At GBP 12.00. each volume: December 1962
At GBP 10.00 each volume: March 1969
At GBP 8.00 each volume: December 1969 (worn cover), September 1979
At GBP 6.50 each volume: March 1978 (worn cover), June 1985
At GBP 4.00 each volume: March 1982 (worn cover), March 1985 (worn cover)
CAT07 Gramophone Classical Catalogue, 1979. Listing LPs & Tapes, Hardback, DW, 376pp. Damage to bottom of back cover, otherwise sound, GBP 4.00
B856a Hungarians in Exile: Reiner, Dorati, Szell, by John Hunt, Hunt 1997. Discographies compiled by John Hunt, with Richard Chlupaty on the Dorati Section. Richard Chlupaty has published a book on Dorati: "Antal Dorati and the Joy of Making Music". 317pp. PB. with illustrations of record sleeves, programmes, etc. GBP 15.00
B863 Elgar's Interpreters on Record, by John Knowles, An Elgar discography, giving details of every recording of each piece. The Elgar Society 1977. 68pp. PB. with library card cover. GBP 7.50
B849 Building a Library 2: A listener's guide to record collecting, edited by John Lade, Talks broadcast on BBC Radio 3's Record Review. OUP 1980. 170pp. PB. Vgc, GBP 6.50
B601 John Barbirolli: A Biographical Sketch, by Charles Rigby, Sherratt 1948. 191pp. Hardback, Dustwrapper, Well illus. sound condition, dustwrapper discoloured, GBP 4.00
B841 Alex: The Authorised Biography of Sir Alexander Gibson, by Conrad Wilson, Mainstream Publishing 1993. 192pp. Hardback, Dustwrapper, Discography, Well illustrated, small bump on spine, small tear in DW, otherwise very good condition, GBP 7.00
B839 Simon Rattle: The Making of a Conductor, by Nicholas Kenyon, Faber 1987. 246pp. Hardback, Dustwrapper, Well illustrated, Discography, good condition, GBP 4.50
B870 Understanding Toscanini, by Joseph Horowitz, faber 1987. 490pp. Very well illustrated, very good condition, GBP 8.00
B801 12 Polish Composers, by B.M. Maciejewski, signed by the author. Szalowski, Maciejewski, Lutoslawski, Bacewicz, Panufnik, Serocki, Baird, Augustyn Bloch, Twardowski, Penderecki, Rudzinski, Meyer. Allegro Press 1976. 229pp. PB. Well illustrated. GBP 20.00
B698 Russian Music, and its sources in chant & folk-song, by Alfred J. Swan, John Baker 1973. 234pp. Hardback, Dustwrapper, Illus. small tear on back of dutwrapper, slightly bumped at bottom of spine. Otherwise very good condition, GBP 7.00
B515 Johann Sebastian Bach, by Werner Felix, richly illustrated biography by one of Europe's leading Bach scholars. Orbis 1984. 185pp. Hardback, Dustwrapper, Slight chipping on dustwrapper, otherwise excellent condition, GBP 4.00
B835 The New Grove: Haydn, by Jens Peter Larsen, The Composer Biography Series, with a work-list by George Feder, & bibliography. Norton 1983. 237pp. Hardback. Well illus. Handsome blue binding with gilt title, Very good condition, GBP 9.00
B831 The New Grove: Mozart, by Stanley Sadie, The Composer Biography Series, with a list of works & bibliography. Norton 1983. 247pp. Hardback. Well illustrated. handsome blue binding with gilt title. Very good condition, GBP 9.00
B0862 Great Tone-Poets, by Frederick Crowest. "Short Memoirs of the Greater Musical Composers", ranging from Bach to Schumann & including Gluck & Spohr A very readable period-piece. Richard Bentley 1891. 373pp. strip cut off top of title page (to remove handwriting?). Bottom of spine soft & faded. Strong binding. GBP 4.00
B828 Grieg: A Symposium, ed Gerald Abraham, "Music of the Masters" series, a collection of articles discussing aspects of the composer's work. With a chronological list of compostions and 40 pages of musical examples. Lindsay Drummond Ltd 1948. 144, 40pp. Hardback. GBP 4.00
B868 Stravinsky: The Chronicle of a Friendship 1948-1971, by Robert Craft, Gollancz 1972. 424pp. Well illustrated. GBP 6.00
B760 Music of Latin America, by Nicholas Slonimsky, South American composers and their folk music antecedents. Includes a 30 page dictionary of Musicians, Songs and Dances, Musical Instruments. Harrap 1946. 374pp. Hardback, Illustrated. cloth cover partly faded & foxed, edges of pages foxed, otherwise good condition, GBP 6.00
B610 The Coming of Age of American Art Music, by Nicholas E. Tawa, New England's classical romanticists: Paine, Chadwick, MacDowell, Parker, Foote, Beach. Greenwood Press 1991. 237pp. Hardback, Ex-lib. fly-leaf removed & 2 library stamps. Otherwise Vgc, GBP 9.00
B834 Monteverdi, by Denis Arnold, Master Musicians series. Includes a useful calendar relating Monteverdi's life & works to contemporary musicians, and a catalogue of works. Dent. 212pp. Hardback. revised edition 1975, good condition, GBP 2.00
B480 Wagner & Russia, by Rosamund Bartlett. Wagner's visit to Russia in 1863 & a history of productions of his work both before & after the Revolution. Wagner's influence on Russian Modernist writers. Cambridge University Press 1995. 405pp. Hardback, Dustwrapper, Well illus. Ex-lib. flysheet missing, library stamps, otherwise Vgc, (In print at GBP 65.00). GBP 6.00
B754 Tippett and his Operas, by Eric Walter White, Barrie & Jenkins 1979. 142pp. Hardback, Dustwrapper. Well illustrated. Book in very good condition, dustwrapper has faint markings, GBP 4.00
B715 Music Ho! A Study of Music in Decline, by Constant Lambert, Faber & Faber 1942. 342pp. Hardback, signs of having been read, but sound & clean, GBP 4.00
B712 The Letters of Claudio Monteverdi, translated & introduced by Denis Stevens. Faber 1980. 443pp. Hardback, Dustwrapper, Frontispiece. tiny ink mark on few page edges & a touch on the dustwrapper. Otherwise almost like new, GBP 18.00
B690 The Interpretation of Early Music, "an invaluable source of reference to those who enjoy listening to music as well as to performers & scholars". By Robert Donington, Faber & Faber 1977. 766pp. Hardback, Dustwrapper, extensively revised edition. Very good condition, GBP 8.00
B652 Tudor Music, by David Wulstan, Dent 1985. 378pp. Hardback, Dustwrapper, full of musical and other illustrations. Dustwrapper a little chipped at top, book is in very good condition, GBP 8.00
B755 Musical Instruments of the West, by May Remnant, Batsford 1978. 240pp. Hardback, Dustwrapper, a beautiful book, full of illustrations, in fine condition, GBP 5.00
B766 Musical Instruments of India, by B. Chaitanya Deva, Munshiram Manoharlal 1987. 159pp. Hardback, Dustwrapper, Well illustrated. second revised edition. ex-library stamps, looks little read, GBP 7.00
B651 Stringed Instruments of the Middle Ages, Their evolution and development. by Hortense Panum, Revised and edited by the translator, Jeffrey Pulver. Reeves, London 1971. 511pp. Hardback, Dustwrapper, Very well illustratedtrated. Good condition, GBP 28.00
B650 Three Centuries of Harpsichord Making, by Frank Hubbard, Harvard University Press 1974. 373pp. Hardback, Dustwrapper, 4th Printing, 41 plates. Very good condition. (Still in print at GBP 75.00), GBP 12.00
B427 Victoria & Albert Museum Catalogue of Musical Instruments, Volume II, Non-Keyboard Instruments, by Anthony Baines, HMSO 1978. 123pp. and 138 plates (pictures). PB. GBP 5.00
B820 The Book of the Violin, edited by Dominic Gill, a sumptuously illustrated volume, written by distinguished craftsmen, historians & critics. Includes a chronology of violinists & a 6 page discography. Phaidon, Oxford 1984. 256pp. Hardback. Very good condition, GBP 17.50
B757 Woman with Violin, by Ida Haendel, Signed by Ida Haendel, Gollancz 1970. 334pp. Hardback, Dustwrapper. Illustrated & colour frontispiece. Ex-library, dustwrapper taped to inside of cover, front flysheet missing, front hinge slightly strained, otherwise sound, GBP 60.00
B668 Chats with Violinists, by Wallace Ritchie, How to overcome difficulties. A practical manual for the violinist. William Reeves. 112pp. Hardback, Illus. Original edition (1930s?). Quite rare, very good condition, GBP 6.00
B851 The Ring: Anatomy of an Opera, by Stephen Fay & Roger Wood, follows the 1983 Bayreuth production - with Peter Hall as Producer & Solti conducting. Full of photographs. Secker & Warburg 1985. 218pp. Harback, Dustwrapper. very good condition, GBP 8.00
B873 Maria Callas. A Tribute, by Pierre-Jean Remy, "in this sympathetic and often moving account we come nearer to understanding her genius". a lavishly-illustrated book, Macdonald & Jane's 1978. 192pp. Very good condition, GBP 10.00
B830 Piaf: A Passionate Life, by David Bret, includes a 21 page discography, and a "filmography". Robson Books 1998. 282pp. Hardback. Well illustrated. First edition, Very good condition, GBP 6.00
B770 The Performing World of the Singer, by Alan Blackwood. Primarily but not solely aimed at young people considering singing as a career. As well as classical music & opera it covers folk & popular singers and vocal training. With a profile of Sherrill Milnes. Hamish Hamilton 1981. 113pp. Hardback, Dustwrapper, Very well illustrated. Small rub on dustrwrapper, book is in very good condition, GBP 3.00
B615 Mary Garden's Story, by Mary Garden & Louis Baincolli, The memoirs of a great Opera Diva, who knew Debussy, Messager, Massenet, Caruso, Chaliapin, Diaghilev etc. Michael Joseph 52. 276pp. Hardback, Dustwrapper, Illus. first edition. dustwrapper slightly chipped, otherwise Vgc, GBP 6.00
B687 Tito Gobbi on his World of Italian Opera, draws upon his lifetime as interpreter, producer & teacher to analyse 16 Operas, inc the clues to interpretation to be found in the libretto & score. Includes portraits of the composers he has known. Hamish Hamilton 1984. 265pp. Hardback, Dustwrapper, Well illus. like new condition, first edition, GBP 5.00
B416 My Friend Pavarotti, by Candido Bonvicini, his friend since childhood, incl a selection of rare family photographs. Omnibus Press 1989. 202pp. Hardback, Dustwrapper, Well illus. Ex-lib. clean & sound, GBP 4.00
B600 Star on the Door, the life & experience of a great prima donna, by Maggie Teyte, Putnam 1958. 192pp. Hardback, Dustwrapper, Illus. Discography Vgc, a very nice copy, GBP 6.00
B673 The Complete Opera Book, by Gustave Kobbe, G.P. Putnam's 1935. 993pp. Hardback, with 64 full page photographs. Cover a bit worn, otherwise good conditon, GBP 3.00
B540 Royal Opera House Retrospective 1732-1982, sumptious catalogue for the Royal Academy exhibition 1983, full of illustrations & photographs, 1983. 144pp. PB. first edition. Vgc, GBP 4.00
B874 Royal Philharmonic, by Robert Elkin, the history of the Royal Philharmonic Society from the early 19th Century to 1945. Includes the Society's programmes from 1912 to 1945. Published by Rider probably in 1946. 192pp. Well illustrated. GBP 6.00
B869 Orchestra, by Andre Previn, 31 musicians from the great orchestras of America & Britain interviewed to give a full narrative of orchestral life. A handsome volume, full of photographs. Macdonald & Jane's, London 1979. 224pp. very good condition, GBP 6.00
B860 The Hoffnung Symphony Orchestra, by Gerard Hoffnung, Dobson 1955. 50+ pages of his wonderful cartoons, red paper-covered boards. Very Good condition, GBP 3.00
B853 To Speak for Ourselves: The London Symphony Orchestra, edited by Alan Smyth. Members of the orchestra talking informally with the editor, himself a viola player in the orchestra, exploring how a great orchestra works. William Kimber 1970. 190pp. Hardback, Well illustrated. dustwrapper a little shabby, otherwise good condition, GBP 6.50
B871 Music & Society Since 1815, by Henry Raymor, At the beginning of the 19th Century, revolution, war & economic depression radically chaged the position of the composer in society. A study of how composers & other musicians fared in the period that followed and the social trends that affected music-making from 1815 onwards. Barrie & Jenkins 1976. 213pp. very good condition, GBP 15.00
B852 The Joys of Music, by Leonard Bernstein, "instructor in the difficult art of popular music appreciation" Seven scripts from Bernstein's Omnibus prgrammes, illustrated & expanded, plus essays & conversations. White Lion 1974. 303pp. Hardback, Full of musical illustrations. dustwrapper shabby, book is in sound second-hand condition, GBP 4.50
B833 The Unashamed Accompanist, by Gerald Moore, Aschgberg, Hopwood & Crew 1945. 76pp. Card binding with fabric spine, paper dustwrapper. 6th impression. very good condition, GBP 5.00
B825 Am I too Loud?, by Gerald Moore, Memoirs of an Accompanist. Hamish Hamilton 1962. 303pp. Hardback. Well illustrated. Good secondhand condition, dustwrapper chipped, GBP 8.50
B541 Journey Towards Music, a Memoir, by Victor Gollancz, Gollancz 1964. 238pp. Hardback. Well illustrated. Vgc, GBP 6.00
B822 Beating Time, by Antony Hopkins, His autobiography "tells the story of his life in hilarious detail". Michael Joseph 1982. 224pp. Hardback. Well illustrated. Flysheet signed by Antony Hopkins. book is very good condition, dustwrapper shows slight signs of handling, GBP 6.00
B821 Daring to Excel, by Ruth Railton, The Story of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain. Secker & Warburg 1992. 466pp. Hardback. Well illustrated. book is very good condition, dustwrapper is good, GBP 4.50
B818 Sounds of Music, by Charles Taylor, "An introduction to the physics of sound...takes his readers into a real understanding of the physical concepts...of sound waves...a bridge between the world of art & that of science". BBC 1976. 183pp. Hardback. Well illustrated. Good condition, GBP 6.00
B742 Sir Charles Halle, the founder of the Halle Orchestra, by Charles Rigby, with a foreword by Barbirolli. Dolphin Press 1952. 180pp. Hardback, Illustrated, GBP 6.00
B716 London Philharmonic, Music makers since 1932: by William Kallaway, Full of photographs. Introduction by Richard Baker. Kenneth Mason 1972. 104pp. Hardback, Dustwrapper, very good condition, GBP 5.00
B665 The Concerto, by John Culshaw, the great Decca record producer. Max Parrish & Co 1949. 72pp. Hardback, well illustrated including 4 colour plates, GBP 5.00
B872 Doctor Denis: The Life & Times of Dr Denis Wright, by Roy Newsome, "A leading figure on Brass Bands the world over. As composer, arranger, adjudicator & teacher he was a household name". Egon 1995. 273pp. Very well illustrated. A very rare book, in very good condition, GBP 15.00
B672 Brass Bands in the 20th Century, "from its humble beginings to information on bands, contests, music trends & personalities". ed Violet Brand & Geoffrey Brand, EPL 1979. 239pp. Hardback, Dustwrapper, full of photographs & other illustrations, Ex-lib. ex-library stamps, removable plastic cover on dustwrapper, otherwise very good condition, GBP 4.00
B689 The Proms, by Altes Orga, David & Charles 1975. 191pp. Hardback, Dustwrapper, full of illustrations & photographs. very good condition, GBP 3.00
B664 Ballads and Songs of the Shanty-Boy, by Franz Rickaby, 51 ballads & songs of the lumberjacks of Michegan, Wisconsin & Minnesota, many with the music. Harvard Press 1926. 244pp. Hardback, Cloth spine shows a little wear, ex-libris book plate, 3 of the pictures have come loose, which seems to be a common problem, as they were stuck in rather than sewn, GBP 9.00
B585 Voices of a People, The Story of Yiddish Folk Song, by Ruth Rubin, Thomas Yoseloff 1963. 496pp. Hardback, Dustwrapper, Illus. First Edition. Ex-lib. tight inside, GBP 4.00
B859 Hi Fi Year Book 1960, by Miles Henslow, Miles Henslow Publications 1960. 195 pages text plus 20 more pages advertisement. Lots of illustrations of equipment. cloth-bound spine, with illustrated paper-covered boards, which have worn edges, GBP 27.00
B519 Hi-Fi in the Home, by John Crabbe, A music lover's guide to high quality sound reproduction. Blandford 1968. Well illustrated, First edition. very good condition, GBP 11.00
Eulenberg Editions:
Beethoven, Piano Concerto no 5. GBP 2.50
Brahms, Symphonies nos 1 & 2, hardback, GBP 5.00
Brahms, Symphonies nos 3 & 4, hardback, GBP 5.00
Mozart Symphonies, No 39. No 41. (2 separate scores). GBP 2.50 each
Boosey & Hawkes: GBP 2.50 each:
Beethoven, Symphony no 5
Delius, Appalachia.
Prokofiev, Classical Symphony.
Vaughan Williams, The Wasps.
Alfred Lengnick (Simrock):
Dvorak, Symphony no 9, hard-back, ex-library, GBP 2.50
Belaieff, Leipzig:
Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade GBP 3.00
CAT05 His Masters Voice Recorded Music Catalogue June 1940. GBP 5.00
CAT06 His Masters Voice Recorded Music Catalogue June 1941. GBP 5.00
CAT 07 Parlophone Records 1954-55 Catalogue. LPs, 45 rpm, and 78s, GBP 5.00
CAT 09 Capitol Record Catalogue 1956, LPs, 45 rpm extended play, 45 rpm standard, and 78s, GBP 5.00
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