Das von der internationalen Presse hochgelobte Buch des Historikers David Schoenbaum erzählt die Lebensgeschichte der Violine: wie sie gebaut, gespielt, verkauft und wie sie in der Kunst dargestellt wurde. Die Violine ist vielleicht das vielseitigste Instrument, das je erfunden wurde. Für Weltmusik, Tanzmusik und Indie-Rock ebenso geeignet wie für Bach und Beethoven, wird es seit jeher im Stehen oder Sitzen gespielt, allein oder in Gruppen, in Bars, Kirchen und Konzertsälen, von Profis und...

A centennial celebration of the career and legacy of the first made-in-America violin virtuoso and one of the twentieth century’s greatest musicians.No single American could personify what Henry Luce called the American Century. But over his eighty-one years, Isaac Stern came closer than most. Russian-Jewish parents brought him to San Francisco at ten months; practice and talent got him to Carnegie Hall, critical acclaim, and the attention of the legendary impresar...

The author attempts to analyze Hitler's appeal to German farmers, workers, businessmen, industrialists, women and youth. Beginning with Germany's social situation after World War I, he demonstrates how Hitler improvised a programme that claimed to offer a classless society.

No single American could personify what Henry Luce called the American Century. But over his eighty-one years, Isaac Stern came closer than most. Russian-Jewish parents brought him to San Francisco at ten months; practice and talent got him to Carnegie Hall, critical acclaim, and the attention of the legendary impresario Sol Hurok at twenty-five.As America came of age, so too did Stern. He would go on to make music on five continents, records in formats from 78 rpm to digital, and ...