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- catalog abstract ""This is a celebration of the remarkable lives of forty-four musical prodigies from the eighteenth century to the present. With a profound appreciation for their gifts, Claude Kenneson tells the amazing stories of Mozart and Paganini, Andres Segovia and Samuel Barber, Van Cliburn and Ruggiero Ricci, Shauna Rolston and Yo-Yo Ma, to name a few." "The author has nurtured several prodigies among his own cello students and brings a teacher's sensitivity to these accounts of many a perilous journey to maturity. He explores early family life, first teachers, the importance of peers, and the inevitable struggles for independence and acceptance as an adult musician." "Parents and families of gifted children in all the arts will welcome this book. Young musicians will find companionship, reassurance, and insight into their own lives. And for all who have the opportunity to guide prodigious gifts, Kenneson has created an invaluable resource."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b10972225.
- catalog created "c1998.".
- catalog date "1998".
- catalog date "c1998.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1998.".
- catalog description ""This is a celebration of the remarkable lives of forty-four musical prodigies from the eighteenth century to the present. With a profound appreciation for their gifts, Claude Kenneson tells the amazing stories of Mozart and Paganini, Andres Segovia and Samuel Barber, Van Cliburn and Ruggiero Ricci, Shauna Rolston and Yo-Yo Ma, to name a few." "The author has nurtured several prodigies among his own cello students and brings a teacher's sensitivity to these accounts of many a perilous journey to maturity. He explores early family life, first teachers, the importance of peers, and the inevitable struggles for independence and acceptance as an adult musician." "Parents and families of gifted children in all the arts will welcome this book. Young musicians will find companionship, reassurance, and insight into their own lives. And for all who have the opportunity to guide prodigious gifts, Kenneson has created an invaluable resource."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Foreword / Van Cliburn -- The Grand Tradition -- The Miracle From Salzburg: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- High Venture: Niccolo Paganini -- A Girl From Leipzig: Clara Schumann -- El Nino del Tost: Pablo Casals -- A Family Portrait: The Britts and the Koutzens -- California Crossroads: Jascha Heifetz, Emanuel Feuermann, Gregor Piatigorsky, and Artur Rubinstein -- Midcentury Keyboard Masters: Glenn Gould, Martha Argerich, Daniel Barenboim, and Van Cliburn -- Discovery: Competitions and Management -- Warsaw, 1935: The First International Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition -- Virtuosos of the Twenties and Thirties From A to Z: Aldo Parisot, Isaac Stern, Janos Starker, Ruggiero Ricci, Mstislav Rostropovich, Yehudi Menuhin, and Zara Nelsova -- The Innovators -- Against All Odds: Andres Segovia, Georges Barrere, William Primrose, and Evelyn Glennie -- Pocket Toscaninis: Pierino Gamba, Joseph Alfidi, and Lorin Maazel -- The Rose Tree, An Opera: Samuel Barber -- The Spirit of the Gypsy: Kato Havas -- Bass Is Beautiful: Gary Karr -- Born for the Cello: Jacqueline du Pre and Yo-Yo Ma -- A Process of Prodigy / Bejun Mehta.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 367-370) and index.".
- catalog extent "386 p. :".
- catalog identifier "1574670468".
- catalog issued "1998".
- catalog issued "c1998.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Portland, Or. : Amadeus Press,".
- catalog subject "780/.87/9 21".
- catalog subject "Child musicians.".
- catalog subject "Gifted children.".
- catalog subject "ML81 .K46 1998".
- catalog subject "ML81 .K46 1999".
- catalog subject "Musicians Biography.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Foreword / Van Cliburn -- The Grand Tradition -- The Miracle From Salzburg: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- High Venture: Niccolo Paganini -- A Girl From Leipzig: Clara Schumann -- El Nino del Tost: Pablo Casals -- A Family Portrait: The Britts and the Koutzens -- California Crossroads: Jascha Heifetz, Emanuel Feuermann, Gregor Piatigorsky, and Artur Rubinstein -- Midcentury Keyboard Masters: Glenn Gould, Martha Argerich, Daniel Barenboim, and Van Cliburn -- Discovery: Competitions and Management -- Warsaw, 1935: The First International Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition -- Virtuosos of the Twenties and Thirties From A to Z: Aldo Parisot, Isaac Stern, Janos Starker, Ruggiero Ricci, Mstislav Rostropovich, Yehudi Menuhin, and Zara Nelsova -- The Innovators -- Against All Odds: Andres Segovia, Georges Barrere, William Primrose, and Evelyn Glennie -- Pocket Toscaninis: Pierino Gamba, Joseph Alfidi, and Lorin Maazel -- The Rose Tree, An Opera: Samuel Barber -- The Spirit of the Gypsy: Kato Havas -- Bass Is Beautiful: Gary Karr -- Born for the Cello: Jacqueline du Pre and Yo-Yo Ma -- A Process of Prodigy / Bejun Mehta.".
- catalog title "Musical prodigies : perilous journeys, remarkable lives / by Claude Kenneson.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "text".