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.

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