Music at Yale: Spring 2013
We’re pleased to post the newest issue of our alumni magazine, Music at Yale. We’d welcome your feedback in the comments. If you can’t see the magazine below, please click HERE.
New translation of Boris Berman’s Notes from the Pianist’s Bench
Boris Berman’s book Notes from the Pianist’s Bench has been released by Shanghai Press in a new translation. Professor Beiwha Tang of the Shanghai Conservatory has translated the book into Chinese (simplified characters). The book, originally published in 2001 by Yale University Press, had previously been translated into Korean, Japanese, Spanish, and Chinese (traditional characters). [...]
Pedro de Alcantara ’81MM publishes fifth book
Pedro de Alcantara ’81MM has published his fifth book, Integrated Practice: Coordination, Rhythm & Music. The book was published by Oxford University Press as the foundation volume of the series The Integrated Musician, of which Alcantara is the editor. The series’ main concept is that a musician’s good health is a creative act. The book is [...]
New edition of Prokofiev piano sonatas, edited by Boris Berman
Shanghai Music Publishing House has published the complete Piano Sonatas by Prokofiev in a new performance edition by Boris Berman. Berman, a member of Yale School of Music faculty since 1984, is a recognized authority on the music of Prokofiev. This bilingual (English-Chinese) publication contains various recommendations for performers. Berman compared the text of the [...]
Spanish edition of Boris Berman’s book released, translated by Hector Sanchez ’04DMA
The Spanish translation of Professor Boris Berman’s book Notes from the Pianist’s Bench has been released. Hector Sanchez ’04DMA, a pianist who studied with Berman at the Yale School of Music, is the translator. The book has already been published in Chinese (traditional characters), Korean, and Japanese. Notes from the Pianist’s Bench, selected by Choice [...]
New book on C.P.E. Bach from Markus Rathey
Prof. Rathey also named Class of 1960 Fellow at Williams College Dr. Markus Rathey, associate professor of music history at the Institute of Sacred Music, was recently named Class of 1960 Fellow at Williams College (Williamstown, Mass.). In the Class of 1960 Fellows Program, Williams College invites outstanding figures to visit the campus. As distinguished [...]
Japanese translation of Boris Berman’s book released
The Japanese translation of Professor Boris Berman’s book Notes from the Pianist’s Bench has been released by Ongaku no Tomo in Tokyo. The book has already been published in Chinese (traditional characters) and Korean. Notes from the Pianist’s Bench, selected by Choice as an Outstanding Academic Title upon its publication in 2001, draws on Berman’s [...]
New biography of oboist Robert Bloom
Robert Bloom (1908-1994), one of the foremost oboists of his time and a former member of the Yale School of Music faculty, is the subject of a new biography. Robert Bloom: The Story of a Working Musician brings together essays, correspondence, reviews, anecdotes and more. It also incorporates Bloom’s book on pedagogy dictated in 1975-1976: [...]
Music at Yale magazine now available online
The Yale School of Music’s annual publication, Music at Yale, has released its first online issue. The 2008-09 issue of the magazine highlights Denise and Stephen Adams, donors who have transformed the Yale School of Music with their generosity. An article by Susan Hawkshaw traces the career of the legendary Aldo Parisot, who this year [...]
