San Antonio College Library

Bringing investigative reporting to bear on contemporary classical music, Epstein presents 13 profiles and interviews to take an inside look at musicians and the creative process. She portrays Leonard Bernstein teaching young conductors at Tanglewood; Yo Yo Ma, Rudolf Serkin and Seiji Ozawa discussing their musical philosophies, their personal feelings about their art and the creative process; and Vladimir Horowitz discussing his legendary career....

Twenty-three musicians and conductors discuss the early music movement, in which music is played with the styles and instruments used when the piece was originally written and performed. "Each interview [focuses] on particular composers or styles, touching on heated topics such as how historical evidence should be used, why period instruments might matter, and what 'authenticity' is."--Jacket.

Interviews with: Pete Townshend, Bruce Springsteen, Keith Richards, Bill Murray, Steve Martin, Elvis Costello, Neil Young, Mick Jagger, Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Desmond Tutu, Jack Nicholson, Sam Phillips, Everly Brothers, Paul McCartney, Bill Graham, Eric Clapton, Bo Diddley, Robert Plant, Stanley Kubrick, Woody Allen, Billy Joel, Clint Eastwood, Neil Diamond, John Cougar Mellencamp, Tip O'Neill, David Bowie, Michael Douglas, Sting, Robin Williams, The...