The Real Shostakovich? Extract from ‘Music for Silenced Voices’ by Wendy Lesser
Music for Silenced Voices by Wendy Lesser, published in paperback this month, is a biography of Shostakovich that views him through the intimate music of his…
Performing Arts
A Very Personal Exorcism: Eugene O’Neill’s forgotten play and its links with ‘Long Day’s Journey into Night’
The publication of Exorcism, an autobiographical play by the father of American theater Eugene O’Neill, is a thrilling discovery and a huge literary event. Its publication, after…
Strindberg’s Bathtub: Author article by Sue Prideaux
Strindberg: A Life by Sue Prideaux is a mesmerising account of the chaotic life of the influential playwright August Strindberg (1849 – 1912). In…
Top Brass – The Trumpet and its Legacy: Author article by John Wallace
Trumpeter John Wallace is Principal of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow. His book The Trumpet, co-authored with Alexander ‘Sandy’…
Music to Our Ears: New Books in Yale’s Musical Instrument Series
The Trumpet and The Bassoon are the latest editions to be published in the acclaimed Yale Musical Instrument series, a suite of books that trace the history and development of a…
Yale University Press London launches its Spring / Summer 2012 Seasonal Catalogue
Yale’s Spring / Summer seasonal catalogue is now available now to order and download. Today we take a quick look at some of the…
From Bach to Berg: Piano virtuoso Charles Rosen examines how composers represent emotion
In his acclaimed book Music and Sentiment (out in paperback this month), the acclaimed pianist and writer Charles Rosen explores music’s profound ability to…
Books on Broadway: Yale series celebrates the maestros of musical theatre
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s classic musical South Pacific opened this week at the Barbican Theatre in London. We take a look at the Yale Broadway…
Page Turners for the Proms: Books on Classical Composers
As the BBC proms kicks off tonight at the Royal Albert Hall, we take a look at books on classical composers from Yale University…
Yale History Catalogue 2011 available now
Yale University Press’s History Catalogue 2011 is available to view and download from yalebooks.co.uk The catalogue contains everything you need to know about Yale’s…
From Captain Cook to Bob Dylan: Book ideas for Father’s Day
This Sunday is Father’s Day. In case you are still looking for gift ideas, take a look at selection of Yale books on a…
Happy Birthday Bob! New book explores the life and career of Bob Dylan
As Bob Dylan turns 70, Yale University Press publishes a new biography exploring the many facets of the great singer-songwriter’s life and career. Bob…
Author Article by Jens Malte Fischer: Mahler and me
A bestseller when first published in Germany in 2003, Jens Malte Fischer’s biography of Gustav Mahler has been lauded by scholars as a landmark work. This month,…
Yale’s Autumn and Winter 2011 catalogue is available now
Yale University Press has just published its catalogue for the Autumn and Winter publishing season. It contains every major book being published by Yale…
Guitar Heroes: Yale and the Metropolitan Museum of Art celebrate legendary guitar makers
A new book which accompanies an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, celebrates legendary Italian-American guitar makers, tracing the transformation of a centuries-old craft…