Myra Hess : a portrait / Marian C. McKenna
1976, 1st edition. London : Hamilton. Fine cloth copy in a very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #427680
ISBN: 0241895227
Physical description; xii, 319 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations, facsimile, music, portraits ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Victorian childhood -- Framing an artist -- Red roses for Miss Hess -- Dutch interlude -- A brick wall -- Carlton Hill -- Touring America -- Before the lights went out -- The great adventure -- Playing through the blitz -- Her finest hour -- Postwar tours -- The vintage years -- The last chord -- Appendix I. 'How to play Beethoven' / by Myra Hess -- Appendix II. Duo-art piano music (1922-1927) -- Appendix III. Myra Hess discography / compiled by Nathan Brown -- Appendix IV. Memorial service in St. Paul's Cathedral (1965). Subjects; Hess, Myra Dame 1890-1965. Hess, Myra 1890-1965. Hess, Myra Dame. Pianists England ; Biography. Pianists Great Britain ; Biography. Pianists.
Price: €32.00