The Beaux Arts Trio

New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1985. P6 - A first edition (stated with complete numberline) hardcover book SIGNED by Isidore Cohen, Bernard Greenhouse, Menahem Pressler and inscribed to previous owner on the pages after the half-title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has some wrinkling, chipping and crease on the edges and corners, some wrinkling and crease on the flaps, some scattered light scratches, rubbing and scuffing, tanning and light shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners, wrinkling on the spine edges, some light stains on the page edges, light discoloration and shelf wear. 8.5"x5.75", 254 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. The Beaux Arts Trio was a noted piano trio, celebrated for their vivacity, emotional depth and wide-ranging repertoire. They made their debut on 13 July 1955, at the Berkshire Music Festival, Lenox, Massachusetts, United States, known today as the Tanglewood Music Center. Their final American concert was held at Tanglewood on 21 August 2008. It was webcast live and archived on NPR Music.[1] Their final concert was in Lucerne, Switzerland on 6 September 2008. The Beaux Arts Trio recorded the entire standard piano trio repertoire. In 2005, the trio celebrated its 50th anniversary with two special CD issues, one featuring their most popular releases through their long years of recording (released by Philips Records), and the other an anniversary collection of new music (released by Warner Records). Throughout its existence, the trio was held together by founding pianist Menahem Pressler. The original members of the trio when it was founded in 1955 were as follows: *Piano - Menahem Pressler; *Violin - Daniel Guilet; *Cello - Bernard Greenhouse.. Signed. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.