Yehudi Menuhin Books

The definitive work by B.K.S. Iyengar, the world's most respected yoga teacher.

Generally agreed to be one of the most important contributors to Art Nouveau, the Czech artist Alphonse Mucha was trained, celebrated and lived most of his life in Paris. His unforgettably iconic images of Sarah Bernhardt and others embody the spirit of the fin de siècle. But underneath his successful career as an artist and poster designer lay a passionate Slav nationalist whose most important and long neglected works are still being painstakingly restored and exhibited in the Czech republic. This book is the first comprehensive overview of his life and work and is published in association with the Mucha Museum in Prague.

Originally published: London: Macdonald and Jane's, 1976.

Yehudi Menuhin is one of those rare men who is truly a legend in his own time. In rich and wonderfully candid detail, the great violinist tells the story of his life, recounting the defining moments in his crowded and fascinating journey that began when, as a small boy, he captivated the world. Here, too, Menuhin tells of his friendships and collaborations with Serkin, and also Benjamin Britten, Sibelius, Bartok, Glenn Gould, Casals, Heifetz, Sir Edward Elgar, Shostakovich, Piatigorsky. Indeed, a veritable "Who's Who" of the twentieth century musical world crosses these pages, as do such illustrious figures as Willa Cather, de Gaulle, Chaim Weizmann, Solzhenitsyn, and Pope John Paul II, for whom Menuhin played Bach's Chaconne at his summer residence in Castelgandolfo. Besides the personalities, Menuhin lets us enter the workshop of his craft, describing in some remarkable passages the exact methods in which he has made the opening of the Beethoven Concerto or a Mozart sonata a part of his own self. More recently, Menuhin has launched a great variety of projects dear to his heart - from the Yehudi Menuhin School in England to his International Music Academy for young graduate string players.

Celebrates man's musical heritage from prehistory to the electronic age, from the Australian outback and African bush to the cultural capitals of the West, and from the flute to the synthesizer

A practical and thorough guide for all those wish to learn the art of pranayama. The book discusses the respiratory system from the point of view of modern anatomy and ancient yoga texts. The 14 basic types of pranayama are analyzed in such a way as to offer the reader a programme of 82 carefully graded stages from the simplest breathing patterns to the most advanced. The stages have been tabulated for easy reference. It also describes the difficulties and dangers that one may encounter during pranayama practice.

The meaning and magic of music (Learning with colour)

BKS Iyengar's translation and commentary on these ancient yoga sutras has been described as the bible of yoga. This new edition of the classic text contains a new introduction by BKS Iyengar, as well as a foreword by Godfrey Devereux, author of Dynamic Yoga.

Der „Harenberg Kulturführer Kammermusik" zeigt dieses Genre in all seinen Facetten von Solokonzerten über Streichquartette bis zu Nonetten. Der Leser erfährt Wissenswertes über die Gedankenwelt der Künstler und zeitgeschichtliche Zusammenhänge. Mit seiner opulenten Bebilderung und den ausführlichen Informationen macht das Werk Lust auf den nächsten Konzertbesuch!

A book that records the majesty of life on Earth and offers an achievable global strategy for its preservation.

Kunst als Hoffnung für die Menschheit - Reden und Schriften - bk1089; R. Piper Verlag; Yehudi Menuhin; Paperback; 1986

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Beschrijving van een alternatieve wijze van omgaan met stervende mensen en de toekomstige eigen dood.

Un grand violoniste de notre époque raconte sa vie, ses activités musicales, ses interventions comme apôtre de la paix. L'ensemble est accessible à un public assez large, mais certaines pages seront mieux comprises des lecteurs initiés à la musique.