Music, my love / Jean-Pierre Rampal, an autobiography with Deborah Wise.
| Author/creator | Rampal, Jean-Pierre |
| Other author | Wise, Deborah. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : Random House, ©1989. |
| Description | xxv, 193 pages, 8 pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | "If only you had worked a little harder ..." -- My father's medicine was my mother's poison -- The war years -- Music by default -- I promise to go back to medical school -- Taking the cure -- A first for the flute -- The wine quintet and the barrel ensemble -- Nights at the opera and other musical mishaps -- Flirting with flute music and composers -- Thank you, Elizabeth Coolidge, thank you! -- Rolling along to the Hollywood Bowl -- Musical cruising around the world -- Prague, Tokyo and New York -- On talent, teaching and success -- Finale con Brio. |
| Abstract | The son of a famous flutist from Marseilles, Rampal seems to have been a superb, natural-born musician and technician from the start. Crossing over into occupied France during World War II as a lark, he was immediately accepted as a student at the Paris Conservatory; without proper identity papers he had to change hotels every week to dodge the police and the Gestapo. Giving pleasure to audiences and record buyers all over the world for the past 40 years, he is the virtuoso who has made the flute a popular solo instrument. With its shrewd observations and entertaining anecdotes about the world of classical and popular music, as well as matters nonmusical, Rampal's story will have wide appeal. |
| LCCN | 88043171 |
| ISBN | 0394565789 : |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML419.R33 A3 1989 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |