september 2001 (20 resultados)

Paper Wrappers. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. 8 pages. 263 x 176 mm. Front wrapper has faint rubber stamp impression stamp of tenor Robert Arnold. Buketoff was an American conductor, arranger and teacher. He had a special affinity with Russian music and with Sergei Rachmaninoff. He promoted British contemporary music, and new music in general. Buketoff was the son of a Russian Orthodox priest and liked to refer to himself as "the last active conductor with pre-Revolutionary blood in his veins". His father knew Sergei Rachmaninoff and had been asked by the composer to assemble the choir for the 1927 world premiere of his Three Russian Folk Songs, Op. 41, using the basso profundos among the Orthodox clergy. Igor attended the rehearsals for the premiere and was told by his father that the conductor, Leopold Stokowski, had his own ideas about the tempo for the final song and refused to obey Rachmaninoff's wishes. His studied at the University of Kansas 1931-32, the Juilliard School in New York 1935-41, and the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music. He taught at the Conservatory, and at Juilliard 1935-45. He directed the choral departments at Juilliard and Adelphi College. At Juilliard he programmed Rachmaninoff's Three Russian Folk Songs, and remembering what had happened with the 1927 premiere, he consulted the composer about the tempo to be used in the final song. He also recorded the work commercially. In 1940 he contributed a scholarly article on Russian chant to Gustave Reese's Music in the Middle Ages. From 1941 to 1947 he was Music Director of the Chautauqua Opera Association and taught at Columbia University 1941-47. In 1941 he won the first Ditson Conductor's Award. In the early part of his career he conducted a range of orchestras in the United States, which included the New York Philharmonic in the Young People's Concerts 1948-53, the Philadelphia Orchestra, and the Fort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra 1948-66. He taught at Butler University 1953-63 and was later associated with the Festival of Neglected Romantic Music held there. In 1959, Buketoff established the World Music Bank for International Exchange and Promotion of Contemporary Music, for which participating countries were asked to nominate outstanding scores. The organization is now called the International Contemporary Music Exchange and is managed by the International Rostrum of Composers. He won the Ditson Award again in 1967. He was conductor of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra 1964-66 and also conducted internationally. He was Director of the Contemporary Composers Project for the Institute of International Education 1967-70. In 1971, Buketoff conducted the world premiere of Lee Hoiby's opera Summer and Smoke with St Paul Opera, Minnesota. With that organisation he also led the U.S. premieres of Carl Nielsen's Maskarade and Werner Egk's Betrothal in San Domingo. At Eugene Ormandy's request, he reconstructed Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture, setting the opening section for a cappella chorus, in the style of a Russian Orthodox chant, and the finale for chorus and orchestra. He recorded this version with the New Philharmonia Orchestra. He taught at the University of Houston 1977-79 and conducted the Texas Chamber Orchestra 1980-81. At the request of Sophie Satin, Rachmaninoff's sister-in-law, Igor Buketoff orchestrated Act I of Rachmaninoff's unfinished opera Monna Vanna, which was premiered in a concert performance at Saratoga, New York on 11 August 1984, with the Philadelphia Orchestra. Rachmaninoff had written this act in piano score, as well as some uncompleted sketches for Act II. The soloists were Sherrill Milnes and Tatiana Troyanos. Buketoff also recorded the work with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra. He also produced a new version of Modest Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov in which he removed most of Rimsky-Korsakov's additions and reorchestrations, and fleshed out some other parts of Mussorgsky's original orchestration. This version had its first performance at the Metropolitan Opera, New York, in 1997. . . .

Soft cover. Condición: Near Fine. 1st Edition. This Bi-Centennial issue celebrates the future of America at its 200th birthday. Ripley brings together 15 articles by leading authors to view science, economic growth and technology, environmental issues, medicine, and urban renewal into the third century of America. The magazine is in very good condition with the cover in clear plastic, and EX-LIB stamps on the cover. It will be carefully wrapped and boxed for safe shipping.

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. 44 pages. Colm Toibin "I was mary Queen of Scots" / John Lanchester "Mind the Gap: The New Class Divide in Britain" / Ian Sansom "Anthony Powell: A Life" / Chalmers Johnson "Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan and bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to 10 September 2001" / Nicholas Penny at the Royal Scottish Academy / Ian Hacking "In Gods We Trust: The Evolutionary Landscape of Religion" / David runciman "Neo-Blairism" / Hilary Mantel "I have washed my feet out of it".

Brosch. Condición: sehr Gut. Ausstellungskatalog 27. September bis 28. Oktober 2001 Ilustrador. S. 57.

Softcover. Condición: VG. Reddish ill. wraps. Unpaginated. Profuse color plates. Contributions by Richard Brilliant, Robert C. Morgan and Bruce Herman.

Soft cover. Condición: Fine. Wraps/paperback (saddle-stitched pamphlet) = fine with only slightest signs of wear.

Condición: New.

Condición: New.

Condición: New.

Softcover. Condición: VG. Ill. wraps. 95 pp. 67 color plates. Text in Japanese and English. Includes biographical documentation of the 14 artists, many luscious color plates and and essay by Yoko Imai.

First UK edition hard back binding in publisher's original brick red cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 8'' x 5½''. Contains 255 pp. Very Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with rubbing across the spine ends and corners, not price clipped, 16s. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A. RUSSIAN & SOVIET HISTORY.

Hard back binding in publisher's original colour illustrated glazed boards. Quarto 10'' x 8'' 250 pages. ISBN 0091786975. Archive monochrome illustrations throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped original selling price being £16.99, unused new book. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper and can easily be removed should you so wish. Member of the P.B.F.A. ROYAL AIR FORCE (RAF).

Excellent état.

4°. 102 S. OKart. Inhalt: Artikel von und über Tabori. Wilhelm Droste; Andrea Welker; Elfriede Jelinek; Georg Brunold; Viveca Lindfors; Ursula Voss u.a. Sprache: deutsch.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original scarlet cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered black back. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 190 pp. Spotting to the closed page edges. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with sun fading down the spine, not price clipped, 7/6. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. WORLD WAR II (Second).

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original stone brown cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered maroon back and front. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 186 + ii pp. Spotting to the closed text block edges. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with light rubbing to the tips and corners, not price clipped, 6/-. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. WORLD WAR II (Second).

Hard back binding in publisher's original colour illustrated glazed boards. Quarto. 10'' x 8''. Contains (vi), 250 pp with monochrome archive photographs throughout. Printed name and address label to the front free end paper, else Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. This copy has been signed by both authors Johnnie Johnson has SIGNED the title page 'All good wishes, Johnnie Johnson, Xmas, 1995' and Laddie Lucas has SIGNED a printed compliments slip from his private Onslow Square, London residence photo corner mounted opposite the title page 'As always? - Glad to help, Best wishes Laddie Lucas 7. xi. 94'. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Housed in Fine condition marble paper covered open-fronted slip case. Member of the P.B.F.A. ROYAL AIR FORCE (RAF).

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original navy cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered silver back. Quarto. 10½'' x 8''. Contains 208 pp with two-colour aerial plans and monochrome archive photographs throughout. Fine condition book in near Fine condition dust wrapper with very slight sun fading of the red lettering to the spine, not price clipped. Typed letter dated 22nd February 1993 from Laddie Lucas' private Onslow Square, London residence mounted in a cream envelope opposite the front free end paper SIGNED 'Sincerely, Laddie Lucas'. The recipient of this letter, Robert Pearce, has a smart bookplate 'Robert & Dulcie Pearce' to the front free end paper. SIGNED by both authors to white labels to the title page (Laddie Lucas refers to these in his letter) 'Johnnie Johnson' and 'Some great air battles to remember - but never I hope, to see again | Laddie Lucas 22. ii. 93' also SIGNED by Tony Iveson to the Tirpitz frontispiece illustration 'Tony Iveson DFC | Pilot of KC-F on Tirpitz attacks.' Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Housed in Fine condition marble paper covered open-fronted slip case. Member of the P.B.F.A. ROYAL AIR FORCE (RAF).

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original airforce blue cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered silver back. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains (xv)-1, 213 pp with monochrome archive photographs on loaded art paper to the centre pages. Tanning to the page margins as usual. Very Good condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. SIGNED by both authors to the title page 'Johnnie Johnson' and Laddie Lucas.' Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Housed in Fine condition marble paper covered open-fronted slip case. Member of the P.B.F.A. BATTLE OF BRITAIN.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: near fine. From the library of Major Dick Winters, commander of Easy Company, the first edition of One Nation: America Remembers September 11, 2001. Presentation copy to Major Dick Winters, with a quote from Gen. George S. Patton Jr. and gift inscription handwr Ilustrador. First Edition, First Printing. Quarto, 192pp. Black hardcover, title in gilt on spine. Full number line on copyright page. Publisher's dust jacket, retail price on front flap, light shelf wear, a near fine example. Includes paperwork from the Gettysburg Museum of History, where parts of Winter's library were sold to benefit the museum. Includes library bookplate of Richard D. Winters on second free endpaper. This copy is not signed by Major Winters. Major Richard "Dick" Winters (1918-2011) served in the United States Army during World War II, primarily with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, part of the 101st Airborne Division. His military career was notably chronicled in the book "Band of Brothers" by Stephen E. Ambrose, which was later adapted into an HBO miniseries. Winters' ascent from a junior officer to the commander of Easy Company was marked by his participation in major campaigns such as the D-Day invasion of Normandy, Operation Market Garden, and the Battle of the Bulge. His leadership and tactical skills were instrumental in the successes achieved by his unit throughout the war.