Books by Jonathan Summers
A-Z of Pianists
by Jonathan Summers
It’s quite a humble thing: just a reference book really, but it’s incredible in its scope. If you are into music, then you’re almost certainly fascinated by the piano and this book gives the pianophile everything he needs. There’s an A-Z with a simple little biography detailing big events in pianists’ lives, prizes they’ve won, appointments they’ve had, and so on. I think it’s unique: you can’t get this amount of information in Groves or in any other book that I know. There’s nothing this up-to-date.
Interviews where books by Jonathan Summers were recommended
The best books on Classical Music, recommended by Igor Toronyi-Lalic
‘They don’t actually want to know anything, other than that this is a holy great art form beyond any other, that creates these über-geniuses who have no flaws and can do no wrong.’
