Great masters of the violin: From Corelli and Vivaldi to Stern, Zukerman, and Perlman [Hardcover]

Boris Schwarz (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 671 pages
• Publisher: Simon and Schuster; First edition. edition (1983)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671225987
• ISBN-13: 978-0671225988
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.3 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,267,068 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential reading for any violin lover!, November 7, 2002

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Scott68 (Columbus, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Great masters of the violin: From Corelli and Vivaldi to Stern, Zukerman, and Perlman (Hardcover)

Comprehensive book that covers every major virtuoso from Corelli to Zukerman by a knowlegeable Russian violin scholar who lived when the great russian music was being composed.

This is the most complete book about violinists I have ever read. This is the book that will "fill in the gaps" of any missing knowledge you may have concerning the great violin soloists of the past.

(This is the hardcover edition)

I'll say it again, this is essential reading for any violin lover!!!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential reading for any violin lover!, November 14, 2002

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Scott68 (Columbus, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Great Masters of the Violin: From Corelli and Vivaldi to Stern, Zukerman and Perlman (Paperback)

Comprehensive book that covers every major virtuoso from Corelli to Zukerman by a knowlegeable Russian violin scholar who lived when the great russian music was being composed.

This is the most complete book about violinists I have ever read. This is the book that will "fill in the gaps" of any missing knowledge you may have concerning the great violin soloists of the past.

(This is the paperback edition)

I'll say it again, this is essential reading for any violin lover!!!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Work of Literature, Not Encyclopediac Reference Book, September 24, 2001

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"stradgirl" (Toronto, ON) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Great Masters of the Violin: From Corelli and Vivaldi to Stern, Zukerman and Perlman (Paperback)

This is a fair and thorough account of history of the violin and its masters. The late Mr. Schwartz left a work to be praised for decades: all due gratitude for his delegent and extensive research and his stellar authourship.

Chapters on early masters are especially impressive, with more than sufficient information and fair analysis on each artist. The simplistic, yet comprehensive and highly informative writing style of Mr. Schwartz make it a more enjoyable reading; anyone, even with minimal knowledge on violin, will find it accessible and pleasant to read. Not a single line in this book is boring, or pedantic; a personal tribute/annecdote at the end of each chapter on modern violinists, is often moving with the author's candour and endearing admiration for the artist.