September 22, 2023
As a researcher and author when a book project is finished you always know that there is potential that you’ve missed something. For many projects, this is a source of… READ MORE
September 20, 2023
If you’ve spent more than half a century involved with the music of a composer, you don’t think the piano world knows enough about, what might you do to increase… READ MORE
September 11, 2023
We pianists are expected to play three centuries of music on one kind of instrument, epitomized by the modern Steinway—largely unchanged since about 1890. It’s a fantastic tool, but it… READ MORE
September 5, 2023
Austrian-American pianist and composer Artur Schnabel was reportedly told by his teacher, Theodor Leschetitzky, that he ‘must learn to speak the piano’. When I first heard this story, it surprised me…. READ MORE
September 1, 2023
New month, new releases! First up is Democracy and Nigeria’s Fourth Republic examining Nigeria’s challenges with consolidating democracy and the crisis of governance; The Last Laugh looks into Murnau’s classic… READ MORE
August 30, 2023
Marsilio Ficino had a lot on his mind in the summer of 1489. Imagine him pacing the hallways and gardens of the Villa Careggi, his residential estate near Florence. Marsilio… READ MORE
August 21, 2023
At first, The Life and Music of Gérard Grisey: Delirium and Form was a book I wanted to read, not a book I hoped to write. I’ve been fascinated by… READ MORE
August 9, 2023
One of the possible titles Arthur Conan Doyle considered for the first of his tales about Sherlock Holmes was “A Tangled Skein,” a phrase capturing the convoluted strands of evidence,… READ MORE
August 4, 2023
New for August we have the first in Nat Rubner’s two volume set exploring a pivotal moment in the history of the African continent; the first biography of Gérard Grisey… READ MORE
July 5, 2023
Continuity, or change? This simple question is at the heart of much modern research. Researchers are constantly asking themselves: To what extent is the phenomenon I am studying a continuation… READ MORE
Life And Legacy Of María Félix: The Mexican Icon Who Inspired A Generation Of Women