Clarinet Virtuosi of Today

by Pamela Weston

photography by Gerald Drucker 

First edition.  Baldock, Hertfordshire UK:  Egon Publishers Ltd., 1989 

Hardback is overall in VERY GOOD+ condition, with a VERY GOOD DJ.

• Burgundy cloth covers are mostly clean.  Boards show a little edgewear.  Corners are sharp. 
• Spine has gilt text and is bright with bumped ends.
• Binding is strong.  
• Burgundy end papers/ pastedowns show little to no sign of age or wear.
• Illustrations, black and white photographs, are bright and clear. 
• Interior exhibits minimal signs of age and wear, shows a trace of marginal toning.  
• Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks.
• Text block edges have some foxing to head.  See photos. 
• DJ looks great behind Mylar and is backed with archival paper.
• Close examination of DJ reveals light edgewear including possible bumps, rubbing, and/or tiny closed tears.
• PS2025.0402

352 pages. 5.75 x 8.25 inches

ISBN: 0-905858-46-8

A Very Good First Edition copy of this compendium of biographical sketches of clarinetists.  Publisher's burgundy cloth boards.  Glossy white DJ features a caricature of Paul Hindemith in Berlin, 1937, by Rudolf W. Heinisch (1896-1956), from the collection of Christopher Hogwood.

Pamela Weston (1921-2009), British clarinetist and writer, is the author of two volumes devoted to Clarinet Virtuosi of the Past.  For this book, she turned her attention to her contemporaries.  The biographical sketches are based on interviews she conducted with each musician.  

Photographic portraits of the featured clarinetists by Gerald Drucker (1925-2010) accompany the texts.  Drucker was a renowned double bass player and photographer.

Please see photos. More photos available upon request.

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