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New York: American Composers Alliance, 2015. First Edition . CD in Fold-out Card-case. New (Very Fine). Pianist Yael Manor here offers immaculate, insightful, and revelatory performances of works by seven composers, all members of the American Composers Alliance (the oldest composer organization in the USA, founded by Aaron Copland and others in the late 1930s). Contained in this album are (1) Lawrence Dillon's "Honey" [2012], (2) Frederick Tillis's "Spiritual Fantasy #4" [1981], (3) Karl Kroeger's "Toccata" [2003], (4) Richard Cameron-Wolfe's "Code of Unsilence: A Prayer" [2006], (5) JunYi Chow's "It Rained! The Ants Ran..." [2013], (6) five of Reinaldo Moya's "Rayuela Preludes" [2011], and (7) Robert Parris's "Variations" [1953]. Duration: 56 minutes. CONDITION: New, factory sealed CD in fold-out card-case. Pristine.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA: Levana Music Publishing, 2001. Assumed First Edition . Plastic Comb with Card Covers. Near Fine. 8.5" x 11. A uniquely imaginative and entertaining keyboard work by Romanian-Israeli-American composer Yehuda Yannay (its toy piano version dedicated to Josh Schmidt). 4 pages. CONDITION: A bright, unmarked copy with minimal shelf-wear and some very faint bend-creasing on the covers. This attractive copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag with archival backing board.

Kiev, Ukraine: Yarunsky Productions, 2009. First Edition . CD in Jewel Case. Fine/Fine. 5.5" x 5. Premiera (design). A fascinating overview of this gifted Kiev composer, in the genres of contemporary classical avant-garde, off-the-wall improvisation, and pop-song arrangements. CONTENTS: Book of Veles [1988]: I - Near the Ruins of the Temple (Zhitomir Russian Folk Orchestra), II - Grandfather's Day (Yarunsky - bayan); Cactus Greenhouse [Chamber Symphony No.1, 1992-94; CAT: Contemporary Acoustic Trio]: I - Cactus Benedictus, II - Cactus Spiritus, III - Cactus Firmus; "Marquise" - Striptease-Requiem [1997-2004; National Academic Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine]; "We don't need" - Abomination for 11 [1996; Contemporary Music Ensemble of the National Music Academy of the Ukraine]. BONUS TRACKS: 6 pop song arrangements with vocalist Olga Yarinovskaya. Total Time: ca. 74 minutes. CONDITION: The CD - now in a fresh, new jewel-case - is in near-pristine condition, playing… Read More

New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1990. Advance Reading Copy (ARC) . Medium Paperback. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This is the limited (advance) 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. "In a crime story based on an actual case, closet transvestite Ben Fliess murders his wife yet maintains custody of their daughter; narrator Molly Gray, a New York City lawyer and close family friend, ingratiates herself with Ben in order to save the child." 283 pages (plus a folded, slightly wrinkled promotional insert. CONDITION: a bright, tight, square, unmarked, uncreased, possibly unread copy with light shelf-wear and a pair of miniscule spots on the back cover. This attractive, collectible copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag.

New York: Warner Books, 1993. ARC . Large Softcover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This is an Advance Reading Copy, or ARC - a publishing state fast becoming an attractive "collectible", as it precedes the First Edition. Max Klein suffers from many anxieties - including a terrible fear of flying - but after surviving a plane crash his worries vanish and he suddenly believes himself invincible. Back home, a psychiatrist puts him in touch with Carla, a victim of the same crash who lost her infant son and suffers from a morbid, debilitating depression. Now Max and Carla begin a relationship that is sometimes intimate, sometimes painful, and perhaps the only path to recovery for both. 308 pages, a publisher's promotional letter laid-in. CONDITION: a bright, tight, square, unmarked, uncreased, likely unread copy with minimal shelf-wear. This handsome, collectible copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag.

New York: New Yorker Films, 1985. Large Softcover. Very Good. 9.25" x 11. A film catalogue for the trade, highlighting movies available for rental from the New Yorker Films catalogue. CONTENTS: Special Attractions - Part One; Special Attractions - Part Two (Great Directors); The New Yorker Films Library; Directors' Index; Promotional Materials; Alphabetical Index; Ordering Information. 120 pages, profusely illustrated with black-and-white stills. CONDITION: A bright, solid, square, unmarked copy with moderate shelf-wear and some sun-fading on the spine. This attractive copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag with archival backing board.

Belgium: Koch - Schwann, 1989. CD in Jewel Case. Very Good/Fine. 5.5" x 5. Koch 311099 H1. Six gorgeous but seldom-heard Ysaye works, here performed by violinist Jerrold Rubenstein, with the National Orchestra of Belgium, conducted by Mendi Rodan. CONTENTS: Please see my accompanying scan image of the Track List. Total Time: 68:47. CONDITION: A Very Good CD (with some light 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.

New York: ECM New Series, 2004. CD in Jewel Case (Slipcased). Fine/Fine. 5.5" x 5. ECM # 1835. The groundbreaking unaccompanied Opus 27 violin Sonatas of the masterful Belgian violinist-composer, here persuasively performed by Thomas Zehetmair. MOVEMENTS: See accompanying scan image of the Track List. Total time: 65:55. CONDITION: A Fine unscratched CD with Fine jewel-case and inserts, in a lightly-sunned (otherwise Fine) card-stock slipcase - played twice; plays beautifully. Complimentary upgrade to securely-packed First Class shipping on domestic (USA) orders.

Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, Russian Federation: Ministry of Culture of Krasnoyarsk Region, 2013. First Edition - First Printing . Stapled Wraps. Fine. 8.25" x 11.5. Three engaging piano works by the gifted Siberian (Krasnoyarsk) composer Igor Yudin. CONTENTS: Composer Biography; Program Notes on the compositions (in Russian only); Sonatina No.1 in C Major (score); Sonatina No.2 in D minor (score); Variations on a Theme from M. Mussorgsky's opera "Boris Godunov" (a formidable concert work for advanced pianists); Table of Contents. 28 pages. CONDITION: A biright, solid, unmarked, uncreased copy with negligible shelf-wear - now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag with archival backing board.

Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, Russian Federation: Krasnoyarsk Philharmonic Society. First Printing . CD in Jewel Case. Fine/Fine. 5.5" x 5. A broad selection of music by (Krasnoyarsk) Siberian composer Idor Yudin. CONTENTS: (1) Variations on a Theme from Mussorgsky's "Boris Godunov" (piano solo); (2) Fourth Symphony; (3,4) Two Choruses (on poetry of Pushkin); (5) Concerto for Two Domras and Orchestra of Russian Instruments; (6) Five Songs on poetry of Joseph Brodsky (baritone and piano); (7) Fantasy for Piano. Total time: 63'15". CONDITION: A Fine-condition CD with Fine jewel-case and inserts. Played twice, plays beautifully. Complimentary upgrade to securely-packed First Class shipping on domestic (USA) orders.

St. Petersburg, Russia: State Chamber Music Theatre, 1991. No Binding. Fine. 8.25" x 22.5" (unfolded). This is a rare copy of the State Chamber Music Theatre/St. Petersburg Opera's 1991 season. This theatre was founded in Leningrad in 1987 and (at the time of this brochure) had a repertoire of 14 productions: historical and contemporary Russian operas as well as masterpieces of the French, Italian, and German repertoire. Repertory examples: Bortniansky's "The Falcon", Donizetti's "Rita", and works by Adam de la Halle, Haydn, Mussorgsky, Cimarosa, A. Smelkov. CONDITION: a bright unmarked, uncreased copy with negligible shelf-wear - now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag with archival backing board.

Moscow: Soviet Artist, 1989. Stapled Wraps. Very Good. 9" x 13. Mitki Artists. No.2 (Issue 375). An outstanding journal, established in 1957 by the just-created Union of Artists of the USSR - SIGNED by one of the contributors. The highlight of this particular large-format issue is an extended illustrated article about the Mitki group (signed and inscribed by one of the Mitki members, with whom I met in 1989). The Mitki - or Mitky - movement originally emerged from Vladimir Shinkarev's literary work Mitki, which consists of eight chapters. The first five chapters were written between 1984 and 1985, though the book was not finished until four years later. The complete version was officially published in 1990. It encompasses a collection of ironic and absurd essays, anecdotes, conversations and opinions on different cultural subjects, which extend artistic sensibility and development into a comprehensive and cohesive life philosophy that even includes a specifically developed language.… Read More