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New York: G. Schirmer, 1943. Soft cover. Good. 6.5" x 9.5. A thought-provoking issue of this distinguished music journal, featuring articles/essays on Beethoven, Czechoslovakian composers, Martinu, and Griffes, plus reviews and book/record publication lists. CONTENTS: See accompanying scan image of the Table of Contents. 142 pages (illustrated with photos and musical examples). CONDITION: This copy lacks its covers, but the text block and its pages are unmarked. There is evidence, however, of past water-incursion, resulting in a few faint areas of discoloration and a very slight waver to the text block. This remains a quite respectable copy and valuable resource - now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag with archival backing board.

New York: Sonora House, 1994. Assumed First Edition . Plastic Comb Binding. Near Fine. 8.5" x 11. An extended work with substantial technical demands, its prevailing atmosphere an evocation of nature's spiritual power and transcendence. The composer wrote Prelude #5 for the renowned pianist Norman Krieger. 21 pages. Included is a two-page program note on the "Kachina Preludes" cycle - its music (including descriptions of Preludes 1-4), Dedication, Purpose, Inspiration, and more. CONDITION: a bright, unmarked, uncreased Near Fine copy with minimal shelf-wear - now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag with archival backing board.

France: EMI Classics - BMG, 1992. CDs in Double Jewel Case. Fine/Fine. 5.5" x 5" x 1. EMI D 207050. Saint-Saens' powerful grand opera, premiered in 1877, has a libretto by Ferdinand Lemaire, drawn from the Bible's Book of Judges. This recording stars Placido Domingo and Waltraud Meier, with Choeurs et Orchestre de l'Opera-Bastille, conducted by Myung-Whun Chung. Total Time: 2:03:31. CONDITION: Fine CDs with Fine jewelcase, booklet, and inserts. CDs were played twice and play beautifully.

New York: G. Schirmer, 1906. Later Reissue . Sheet Music. Fine. 9" x 12. [Schirmer Vol. 860] Saint-Saens' masterful Third Violin Concerto, its violin part edited here by Emile Sauret. MOVEMENTS: Allegro non troppo; Andantino quasi allegretto; Molto moderato e maestoso - Allegro non troppo; Piu allegro. The parts: 15+43 pages. CONDITION: A Fine-condition bright, securely-bound, unmarked, uncreased set with negligible shelf-wear - now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag with archival backing board.

New York: Better Publications, Inc., 1953. Soft cover. Near Fine. 6.5" x 9. Walter Popp (cover art). Today's Science Fiction - Tomorrow's Fact". CONTENTS: Journey to Misenum (Merwin); The Wages of Synergy (Sturgeon); The Runaway Tricycle (Sloan); Never Tempt the devil (Ratigan), The Last Spring (Smith); The Ether Vibrates (editorial - Leinster); Video-Technics (electronics article - Jones); Quantum Relativity (verse - Kulik). 146 pages. CONDITION: a bright, solid, square, unmarked, uncreased copy (clearly Near Fine by vintage 60-year-old pulp-digest standards) with minimal shelf-wear and only the faintest suggestion of age-tanning to its pages. (There is some light rippling along the spine from glue shrinkage.) This handsome, highly collectible copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag with backing board.

Leningrad: Music-Fund USSR, 1987. Assumed First Edition . Stapled Wraps. Near Fine. 8" x 11.5. An engaging wind quintet by this distinguished St. Petersburg composer (fl/ob/cl/hn/bsn), prefaced by a quotation from Jorge Luis Borges: "Do you want to touch that which was not touched by human hand? Touch the earth." The work is in one movement, marked Allegro. (Though undated, I acquired the music in 1989, and I believe it to have been written in the 1980s.) 18 pages (full score). CONDITION: a bright, solid, unmarked, uncreased score and parts, with light shelf-wear and a bit of faint soiling on the back of the full score. This excellent set is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag with archival backing board. NOTE: multiple score orders, depending on weight, may qualify for a generous shipping charge reduction.

Naxos, 2006. CD in Jewel Case. Fine/Fine. 5.5" x 5. Naxos 8.557767. Brilliant violin showpieces by the great Spanish violin virtuoso/composer, masterfully performed by Chinese violinist Tianwa Yag with pianist Markus Hadulla. CONTENTS: Please see my accompanying scan image of the Track List. Total Time: 68:03. CONDITION: A Fine unscratched CD with Fine jewelcase, booklet, and tray insert. CD played twice and plays beautifully. Complimentary upgrade to securely-packed First Class shipping on domestic (USA) orders.

New York: DGG - BMG, 1991. CD in Jewel Case. Fine/Fine. 5.5" x 5. D 100185. Absolutely stunning performances of these "old school" virtuosic violin works. Mr. Shaham is accompanied here by the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Lawrence Foster. CONTENTS: Please see my accompanying scan image of the Track List. Total Time: 68:08. CONDITION: A Fine unscratched CD with Fine jewelcase, booklet, and tray insert. The CD was played twice and sounds beautifully. Complimentary upgrade to securely-packed First Class shipping on domestic (USA) orders.

Naxos, 2012. CD in Jewel Case. Fine/Fine. 5.5" x 5. [Naxos 8.570893] The brilliant Chinese virtuoso Tianwa Yang gives stunningly persuasive performances of Sarasate's virtuoso gems, and is equally at home in his expressive lyrical works. CONTENTS: See my accompanying scan image of the Track List. [playing time: 78'55"]. CONDITION: The Fine scratch-free CD (sound-tested from beginning to end) plays beautifully and has a Fine booklet, insert, and jewel-case. Complimentary upgrade to securely-packed First Class shipping on domestic (USA) orders.

Melville, New York: Belwin Mills - Kalmus. Stapled Wraps. Fine. 9" x 12. Kalmus Solo Series No. 4365. The urtext edition of this remarkable virtuoso violin solo. MOVEMENTS: Introduction - Moderato; Tarantelle - Allegro vivace. 4+11 pages. CONDITION: A bright unmarked, uncreased Fine score with minimal shelf-wear - now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag with archival backing board.

Paris: Editions Max Eschig - Associated Music Publishers. First Thus . Stapled Wraps. Very Good. 9" x 12. AMP-7120. Three mesmerizingly charming. lesser-performed late-period (1919-20) Satie gems. 8 pages. CONDITION: A bright, solid, uncreased copy with light shelf-wear, compromised by a penned rehearsal schedule on the inside of the front cover, the faint ghost of numerous erased (penciled) fingerings, and a small penned text (a cue for a dancer) at the very end of the Minuet. This remains an attractive copy - now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag with archival backing board.

United Kingdom: LTM, 2010. First Edition - Only Printing . CDs in Double Jewel Case. New (Very Fine)/New (Very Fine). 5.5" x 5. LTMCD 2469. Several remarkable esoteric works from Erik Satie's "Rosicrucian period". CONTENTS: [Discs 1& 2] See accompanying scan of the Track List. [Booklet] a brief Satie bio; Satie and the Rosicrucian Order; Program Notes on the repertoire; Performer bios of Bojan Gorisek and Richard Cameron-Wolfe; Credits. Total duration: 96 minutes. CONDITION: A new, pristine, factory-sealed copy. Complimentary upgrade to securely-packed First Class shipping on domestic (USA) orders. NOTE: Pianist Richard Cameron-Wolfe has also recorded a version of "Uspud" featuring a narration (in English translation) of Contamine de Latour's libretto for the ballet - also available from this seller, the CD titled "Paris X".

New York - London: Berkley Publishing Group, 1995. Uncorrected Proof . Soft cover. Fine (As New). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. An engaging murder mystery, in its limited pre-First-Edition Uncorrected Proof state - not quite the same as, but often referred to as an Advance Reading Copy, or ARC - fast becoming an attractive "collectible", as it precedes the First Edition. With this atmospheric and suspenseful tale, the author introduces us to Joseph Wilder, a struggling novelist whose approach to crime is strictly literary -- until his best friend's father is murdered in the West Indies. 288 pages. CONDITION: a bright, tight, square, unmarked, uncreased copy with negligible sehlf-wear - now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag.

Germany: Philips, 1981. CD in Jewel Case. Near Fine/Fine. 5.5" x 5. Philips 400 017-2. Six highly imaginative Concerti Grossi by Scarlatti the Elder - the founder of Neopolitan opera and father of Domenico and Pietro Filippo Scarlatti - here performed by I Musici, featuring flutists William Bennett and Lenore Smith, trumpetist Bernard Soustrot, and oboist Hans Elhorst. CONTENTS: Please see my accompanying scan image of the Track List. CONDITION: A Near Fine CD (with some faint surface scratches not affecting playback) with Fine jewelcase, booklet, and tray insert. The CD was played twice and sounds beautifully. Complimentary upgrade to securely-packed First Class shipping on domestic (USA) orders.

Santa Fe & New York: Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, 1990. Plastic Comb Binding. Near Fine. 8.5" x 11. This is the Prospectus for a Shostakovich Program developed by the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival's President - Sheldon Rich - and Artistic Director - Alicia Schachter. The Festival's 3-year celebration brought together musicians, composers, and scholars - for concerts, symposia, radio broadcasts, documentary films, and educational opportunities.. 1990 featured Moscow's Shostakovich String Quartet; 1991 featured the rest of Shostakovich's chamber music; 1992 events were scheduled to take place in Santa Fe as well is in the Soviet Union. In all three seasons, performances and premieres of music by American and other Soviet composers were programmed. CONTENTS: ***See the accompanying scan of the Table of Contents for further details of the project.*** 12 pages. CONDITION: A bright, unmarked, uncreased copy with minimal shelf-wear - now in a clear, protective polypropylene… Read More

Vienna - Zurich - London: Universal Edition, 1952. Sheet Music. Near Fine. 9" x 12. [UE 1210 ] A very useful collection of 10 guitar transcriptions, devised by the distinguished guitarist- Professor of the Vienna Music Academy. CONTENTS: See my accompanying scan image of the Table of Contents. CONDITION: A Near Fine score - bright and unmarked, with minimal shelf-wear, uncreased but for two small cover-corner bends. This handsome copy is now in a clear protective polypropylene bag with archival backing board.

New York: Sony Classical, 1997. CD in Jewel Case. Fine/Fine. 5.5" x 5. Sony # SK 62725. Two of Schoenberg's masterful chamber works, here orchestrated by the composer, sympathetically performed by the Stockholm Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen and featuring soprano Faye Robinson in the Quartet No. 2. CONTENTS: Please see my accompanying scan image of the Track List. Total Time: 61:26. CONDITION: A Fine unscratched CD with Fine jewelcase, booklet, and tray insert. Played twice; plays beautifully. Complimentary upgrade to securely-packed First Class shipping on domestic (USA) orders.

Kiev, Ukraine: Interval Ukrainian Records, 2003. First Edition - First Printing . CD in Jewel Case. Fine/Fine. 5.5" x 5. A very different and uniquely engaging interpretation of Schoenberg's 1912 atonal masterpiece, subtitled "Three times Seven Poems from Albert Giraud's 'Pierrot lunaire'" - the poems translated into German by Otto Erich Hartleben. The narrator role is performed by Inna Galatenko, with Vadym Borysov (violin), Inna Butrij (viola), Dmytro Medolys (flutes), Oleksij Bojko (clarinets), Dmytro Hiuscenko ('cello), Roman Repka (piano), and Petro Tovstucha (conductor). Duration: 34'15". CONDITION: A Fine-condition CD (plays beautifully) with Fine booklet, insert, and jewel-case. Complimentary upgrade to securely-packed First Class shipping on domestic (USA) orders.

New York: Edwin F. Kalmus, 1960. Reprint Editions . Stapled Wraps. Good. 5.25 x 7" Tall. A rare, no longer available miniature score containing both the Sextet AND String Orchestra versions of Schoenberg's lush early masterpiece - inspired by a poem of Richard Dehmel. This programmatic work is in five sections: I - moonlit night, II - plaint of the woman, III - moonlit night, IV - reply of the man, V - moonlit night (transfigured). 86 pages, including a Preface. CONDITION: a solid uncreased copy, its spine/binding tape-reinforced. This copy - with the previous owner's signature on the cover - is heavily marked (in the sextet version only) - with measure numbers and analytical annotations (hopefully useful rather than a distraction). This remains a quite respectable copy - now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag.

New York: Carl Fischer, Inc.. Stapled Wraps. Fine. 9" x 12. Fischer No. 177. An important set of exercises in different modes of bowing. CONTENTS: Bowing on 1 string; on 2 strings; from the wrist only; on 3 strings; on 4 strings; 2nd position; 1st/2nd positions; 3rd position; 1st/2nd/3rd; 4th position, etc. - through all positions. 23 pages. CONDITION: A bright, solid, unmarked, uncreased copy with minimal shelf-wear (just some scuffing at the spine ends). This handsome copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag with archival backing board.