Prof. Lev Ginsburg's Ysaye

Neptune City, N.J.: Paganiniana, 1980. Hardcover. Very Good/None. 1980 Pictorial glossy covers. Binding is sound. Pictorial end papers. Interior is unmarked. Smudge on side page edges. Lacking dustjacket. 8vo. Our photos depict actual book offered for sale. Books are carefully packaged by hand and shipped from our family-owned bookshop in Easton, Pennsylvania, USA. BOOK INFO: See photos for Table of Contents. Copiously illustrated in B&W photography. 'Eugene Ysaye, the eminent violinist, conductor and composer, is deservedly regarded, along with Gretry, Gossec, Vieuxtemps, Servais, Franck and Ledeu, as one of the greatest figures in Belgian music, which is considered the pride of the Belgian people. His significance as an artist-violinist and composer for his instrument, however, goes far beyond his native Belgium. The inspired art of this unsurpassed performer and talented composer, sybolizing truth and sincerity, poetry and inspiration, heartfelt lyricism and vivid romanticism, has left a lasting mark in the history of world violin playing. Ysaye's art, which aroused the admiration of audiences in the major musical centers of Europe and America, still lives the recollections of his contemporaries. It also remains alive in his recordings (Alas! very few in number) and in the violin compositions written by him, which combine high artistic merits with brilliant virtuosity and to this day grace the repertoire of the world's best violinists.' (-from the Introduction). Includes a list of recordings and subject index. 572 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.