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Steinway by Ronald Ratcliffe (1989, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherChronicle Books
ISBN-100877015929
ISBN-139780877015925
eBay Product ID (ePID)673084
Product Key Features
Book TitleSteinway
Number of Pages196 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1989
TopicGeneral, Musical Instruments / Piano & Keyboard
IllustratorYes
GenreMusic, Art
AuthorRonald Ratcliffe
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight49.7 Oz
Item Length10.3 in
Item Width10.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN89-030496
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal786.2197471
SynopsisThis lavishly illustrated book tells the remarkable story of the Steinway company and its founding family. Heinrich Steinweg emigrated to America at the age of fifty-three with his large and talented family and founded Steinway & Sons, which was to become the builder of premium pianos in America. Ronald Ratcliffe has spent ten years researching the Steinway story. His fascinating text, supplemented with over 100 color and duotone photographs, documents the history of the piano in America, where the technical innovations of successive Steinway family members set the standards for the modern piano. He reveals as well the amazing business and marketing sense that characterized the Steinway company from the beginning, bringing it financial success and worldwide acclaim for its instruments. There are photographs of the famous pianists who promoted Steinway pianos: Anton Rubinstein, Ignacy Paderewski, Josef Hofmann, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Arthur Rubinstein, and Vladimir Horowitz. There are also photographs and drawings of the most flamboyant customized piano cases, for such clients as Liberace. This is the complete book on the Steinway piano and the only book to be authorized by the Steinway company.
LC Classification NumberML424.S76R4 1989
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- May 16, 2019
Great summary of the History of Steinway Pianos and the Steinway Family
Accurate detail about the history of the Steinway Family and their PianosVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jan 26, 2023
A good read
Excellent pictures with engaging historical observations.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
