A Life For Music

Download or read book My Life and Music written by Artur Schnabel and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1988-01-01 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A clear picture of a musician of rare integrity." — The Musical Times. Highly readable reminiscences, musical philosophy of great pianist: his experiences as a child prodigy in turn-of-the-century Vienna, concert career, thoughts on great conductors and composers of the day, preferences in the repertoire, much more. Also includes "Reflections on Music," address delivered at University of Manchester, 1933. Introduction by Edward Crankshaw. 20 illustrations. Index.