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Biographies | Music books to buy online

Our biographies invite you to share in the lives of famous musicians, and introductions to selected works give an interesting idea of their work. Another highlight is, for example, the original correspondence, which provide fascinating insights into the lives of the letter writers. Follow their tracks as well as those of Brahms, Humperdinck, Gershwin, Orff, Theodorakis and many more!

Biographies

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    'The Nibelung's Ring" in Bayreuth
    From the beginning to the present
    Media Type: Book
    Language: German
    Product number: ED 20142
    Book
    €59.00
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    Romanze mit einem Dreibeiner
    Glenn Goulds obsessive Suche nach dem perfekten Klavier
    Author: Katie Hafner
    Media Type: Book
    Language: German
    Product number: ED 20614
    Book
    €27.50
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    Günter Wand: So und nicht anders
    Gedanken und Erinnerungen
    Media Type: Book
    Series: Series Music
    Language: German
    Product number: SEM 8411
    Book
    €20.50
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    Maestro
    Valery Gergiev im Gespräch mit Bertrand Dermoncourt
    Media Type: Book
    Language: German
    Product number: ED 23563
    Book
    €24.50
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    Spitzen-Variationen
    Vol.1 | Berlin State Ballet and Vladimir Malakhov
    Media Type: Book
    Language: German
    Product number: ED 20022
    Book
    €24.99
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    Wir entdecken Bach
    Spannende Geschichten und viel Musik
    Author: Anna Schieren
    Media Type: Book with CD
    Language: German
    Product number: ED 23511
    Book + CD
    €19.50
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    Marek Janowski
    Atmen mit dem Orchester
    Media Type: Book
    Language: German
    Product number: ED 20665
    Book
    €31.50
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    Wir entdecken Beethoven
    Spannende Geschichten und viel Musik
    Author: Anna Schieren
    Media Type: Book with CD
    Language: German
    Product number: ED 23275
    Book + CD
    €20.50
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  9. Leoš Janácek
    Leoš Janácek
    Eine Biografie
    Series: Series Music
    Product number: SEM 8412
    Book
    ePub
    As low as €11.99
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    Apologie der Avantgarde
    Memoiren aus dem Nachlass
    Media Type: Book
    Series: Series Music
    Language: German
    Product number: SEM 8415
    Book
    €18.00
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    "Als Tänzer ist man nie am Ziel"
    Vladimir Malakhov im Gespräch mit Jan Stanisław Witkiewicz
    Media Type: Book
    Language: German
    Product number: ED 20695
    Book
    €9.99
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    Joseph Haydn
    Eine Biografie
    Author: Karl Geiringer
    Media Type: Book
    Series: Series Music
    Language: German
    Product number: SEM 8047
    Book
    €22.50
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    Franz Liszt
    Die Jahre in Rom und Tivoli
    Author: Ernst Burger
    Media Type: Book with CD
    Language: German
    Product number: ED 20860
    Book + CD
    €25.00
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    Horowitz
    Eine Biografie
    Author: Glenn Plaskin
    Media Type: Book
    Series: Series Music
    Language: German
    Product number: SEM 8269
    Book
    €19.50
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    Chopin
    Ein Leben in Bildern
    Media Type: Book
    Language: German
    Product number: ED 20696
    Book
    €57.00
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  16. Carl Maria von Weber in seiner Zeit
    Carl Maria von Weber in seiner Zeit
    Eine Biografie
    Product number: ED 21540
    Book
    ePub
    As low as €24.99
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  17. Bartók
    Bartók
    Leben und Werk
    Series: Series Music
    Product number: SEM 8417
    Book
    ePub
    As low as €12.99
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  18. Georges Bizet
    Georges Bizet
    Eine Biografie
    Series: Series Music
    Product number: SEM 8418
    Book
    ePub
    As low as €10.99
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    Messiaen
    Media Type: Book
    Language: German
    Product number: ED 20111
    Book
    €33.00
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    Jules Massenet
    Sein Leben, sein Werk, seine Zeit
    Author: Stefan Schmidl
    Series: Series Music
    Product number: SEM 8310
    Book
    ePub
    As low as €10.99
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    Villa-Lobos
    Der Aufbruch der brasilianischen Musik
    Author: Manuel Negwer
    Media Type: Book with CD
    Language: German
    Product number: ED 20316
    Book + CD
    €27.50
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    Pianist X
    Die Lebensgeschichte eines exzentrischen Genies
    Author: Kevin Bazzana
    Media Type: Book
    Language: German
    Product number: ED 20226
    Book
    €25.99
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    Inside
    Vol. 2 | Berlin State Ballet and Vladimir Malakhov
    Media Type: Book
    Language: German
    Product number: ED 20480
    Book
    €29.00
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    Rebellische Pianistin
    Das Leben der Grete Sultan zwischen Berlin und New York
    Product number: ED 21350
    Book
    ePub
    As low as €19.99
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    Ludwig van Beethoven: Die Klaviersonaten
    Interpretation und Aufführungspraxis
    Media Type: Book
    Series: Music studybook
    Language: German
    Product number: ED 21349
    Book
    €28.50
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    "Liebling, mein Herz lässt dich grüßen"
    Der erfolgreichste Komponist der UFA-Zeit erinnert sich
    Media Type: Book with CD
    Language: German
    Product number: ED 21041
    Book + CD
    €28.00
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    Briefwechsel Arnold Schönberg - Alban Berg
    (in 2 Bänden)
    Media Type: Book
    Language: German
    Product number: ED 20033
    Book
    €76.00
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    Bohuslav Martinu
    Werkverzeichnis und Biographie
    Author: Harry Halbreich
    Media Type: Book
    Language: German
    Product number: ED 20005
    Book
    €62.00
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    „Was man schreibt, ist unantastbar“
    Autobiografische Notizen
    Media Type: Book
    Series: Series Music
    Language: German
    Product number: SEM 8414
    Book
    €19.50
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    Carl Orff - Ferdinand Leitner
    Ein Briefwechsel
    Media Type: Book
    Language: German
    Product number: ED 20113
    Book
    €43.00
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    Paul Lincke
    Sein Leben in Bildern und Dokumenten
    Author: Jan Kutscher
    Media Type: Book
    Language: German
    Product number: ED 22646
    Book
    €34.50
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    Leonard Bernstein
    Unendliche Vielfalt eines Musikers
    Series: Series Music
    Product number: SEM 8072
    Book
    ePub
    As low as €13.99
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    Claudio Monteverdi
    Die Entdeckung der Leidenschaft
    Media Type: Book
    Language: German
    Product number: ED 22767
    Book
    €24.50
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    Richard Strauss
    Betrachtungen und Erinnerungen
    Author: Richard Strauss
    Editor: Willi Schuh
    Series: Series Music
    Product number: SEM 8420
    Book
    ePub
    As low as €11.99
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    Werner Richard Heymann - Leben und Lieder
    gesungen von Katharine Mehrling, gelesen von Tilmar Kuhn
    Media Type: 2 CDs
    Publishing Year: 2023
    Product number: ED 23823
    Short Description: Von seinem reichen und bewegten LEBEN erzählt WERNER RICHARD HEYMANN (1896-1961) in der bei Schott Music erschienenen Autobiografie - gelesen von TILMAR KUHN (CD 1). Einen ganz neuen Zugang zu Heymanns musikalischem Kosmos eröffnen die sehr persönlichen Interpretationen ausgewählter LIEDER - gesungen von KATHARINE MEHRLING (CD 2).
    CD
    €24.00
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    Frauen um Mahler
    Die Wegbegleiterinnen des Komponisten
    Author: Franz Willnauer
    Product number: ED 23554
    Book
    E-book PDF
    As low as €18.99
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    Robert Schumann in Endenich (1854-1856)
    Krankenakten, Briefzeugnisse und zeitgenössische Berichte
    Media Type: Book
    Series: Schumann - Research, Vol. 11
    Language: German
    Product number: ED 9870
    Book
    €36.00
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  38. Mahler
    Mahler
    Leben · Werke · Dokumente
    Series: Series Music
    Product number: SEM 8264
    Book
    ePub
    As low as €13.99
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    Robert Schumanns "Album für die Jugend"
    Einführung und Kommentar
    Media Type: Book
    Series: Music studybook
    Language: German
    Product number: ED 8746
    Book
    €35.00
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    Collected Writings
    Media Type: Book
    Edition: 2 volumes
    Language: German
    Product number: PSB 1014
    Book
    €69.00
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    Carl Orff
    Erinnerungen
    Author: Carl Orff
    Media Type: Book
    Language: German
    Product number: ED 23348
    Book
    €54.50
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    Der Atem des Wanderers
    Der Komponist Helmut Lachenmann
    Product number: NZ 5011
    Book
    ePub
    As low as €14.99
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    Rodion Shchedrin
    Ein Komponist der russischen Moderne
    Media Type: Book
    Language: German
    Product number: ED 20224
    Book
    €23.00
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    Auf dem "Trödelmarkt der Träume"
    Der Komponist Wildried Hiller
    Author: Gunter Reiß
    Media Type: Book with CD
    Edition: CD mit ausgewählten Werken
    Language: German
    Product number: ED 21028
    Book + CD
    €32.00
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    Der Singemeister Carl Friedrich Zelter 1758 - 1832
    Media Type: Book
    Language: German
    Product number: ED 20617
    Book
    €29.00
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    Wie kommt das Neue in die Welt?
    Dreizehn Jahre Intendanz Dietmar Schwarz an der Deutschen Oper Berlin
    Media Type: Book
    Language: German
    Product number: ORCH 5011
    Book
    €32.50
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    Aus meinem Leben erzählt
    Flötenspiel, Konzerte, Reisen, Komponieren, Malen, … und tausend andere Dinge eines Künstlerdaseins
    Media Type: Book
    Language: German
    Product number: ED 23958
    Book
    €19.50
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    Kurt Weill
    konzis
    Series: Series Music
    Product number: SEM 8084
    Book
    ePub
    As low as €10.99
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    Paul Hindemith
    konzis
    Series: Series Music
    Product number: SEM 8086
    Book
    ePub
    As low as €10.99
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    George Gershwin
    konzis
    Media Type: Book
    Series: Series Music
    Language: German
    Product number: SEM 8088
    Book
    €15.50
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