Mstislav Rostropovich : cellist, teacher, Legend
by Wilson Elizabeth
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0571261140
- ISBN 13
- 9780571261147
- Seller
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Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
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About This Item
London: Faber & Faber, 2011. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8 vo,. white cloth, gilt spine letters, xviii, 382 s., [16] s. of plates : illustrations, portraits, a fine copy in all respects, Mstislav Rostropovich, internationally recognised as one of the world's finest cellists and musicians, has always maintained that teaching is an important responsibility for great artists. This book sets out to define Rostropovich's teaching, and to recapture the atmosphere of the conservatoire and Moscow's musical life.
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- Bookseller
- Harry E Bagley Books Ltd
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11256124
- Title
- Mstislav Rostropovich : cellist, teacher, Legend
- Author
- Wilson Elizabeth
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0571261140
- ISBN 13
- 9780571261147
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2011
- Size
- 8 vo,
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Rostropovich, Mstislav, -- 1927-2007., Moskovskai?a? gosudarstvennai?a? konservatorii?a? im. P.I. Chai?kovskogo., Music -- Instruction and study -- Russia (Federation) -- Moscow.,Cellists -- Russia (Federation) -- Biography.,Violoncellists -- Biography.,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography & Autobiography; Performing Arts; Music;
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Fredericton, New Brunswick
About Harry E Bagley Books Ltd
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