Efrem Zimbalist. A Life

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Publisher: Amadeus Press
Publisher Place: Portland
Publisher Year: 2004
Edition: First Edition

Description: 368 pages. Book and Jacket appear to have hardly been read and are both in Fine condition throughout. The only exception is a small inscription to the inside page.

Publishers Description: (Amadeus). Violinist and educator Efrem Zimbalist (1890-1985) led a legendary life in music in an age of violin legends. Of the dazzling stars to emerge from the Russian School at the beginning of the 20th century, Zimbalist earned a special place. David Oistrakh compared him to Heifetz: "While Heifetz conquered by sheer brilliance, Zimbalist captivated people by appealing to profound mysteries of heart and soul." Zimbalist was also one of the centurys great teachers, for 40 years devoting himself to the renowned Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, serving as its director from 1941 to 1968. His was a remarkable journey, fortunately recounted in hundreds of hours of taped interviews with author and Curtis Institute student Roy Malan, longtime concertmaster of the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra. Malan then waited nearly a decade after Zimbalists death before seeking publication, so that the story could be told in its entirety. This definitive biography of the worlds first globe-trotting virtuoso also includes a discography and a list of Zimbalists students.

ISBN: 9781574670912