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Beethoven
Year of Publication: 2004
Theodor W. AdornoYear of Publication: 2004
The Philosophy of Music. Fragments and texts

Beethoven is a classic study of the composer's music, written by one of the most important thinkers of our time. Throughout his life, Adorno wrote extensive...

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English world rights (Polity), Spanish world rights (Akal), Chinese simplex rights (Vi Horae), Chinese complex rights (Linking), France (ENS Éditions), Denmark (Klim), Sweden (Faethon), Korea (Sechang), Japan (Sakuhin Sha), Turkey (Alfa)

Previously published in the respective language / territory; rights available again: Italy (Einaudi)


The Sound of Family
Year of Publication: 2012
Felix Denk, Sven von ThülenYear of Publication: 2012
Berlin, Techno and the Reunification
Post-reunification Berlin was one big playground filled with infinite possibilities. In the former no-man’s-land places suddenly sprung up out of nowhere, often lasting only for a few weeks,...
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Spanish world rights (Alpha Decay), France (Allia), Korea (Mmmnnn)


Electri_City – Electronic Music from Düsseldorf
Year of Publication: 2014
Rudi EschYear of Publication: 2014
Just as Memphis is for rock 'n' roll, Düsseldorf is regarded as the Mecca of electronic music. It’s where Kraftwerk worked on classics such as »Autobahn« and »Wir sind die Roboter« in the...
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English world rights (Omnibus Press), Russia (Kabinetny Utcheny)


»Music Most Definitely«
Year of Publication: 2005
Michael GielenYear of Publication: 2005
Memoirs
Michael Gielen has written music history. He has worked at concert halls and opera houses all over the world and conducted some of the most renowned orchestras. Under his direction, the Frankfurt...
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Korea (Marco Polo Publishing)

 


J.S. Bach
Year of Publication: 2023
Michael MaulYear of Publication: 2023
»How wonderful are your works!«

Johann Sebastian Bach’s 300-year-old church music inspires music lovers all over the world to this day. In his new book, the well-known Bach scholar Michael Maul, artistic director of the...

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English world rights (The Early Music Shop), Netherlands (Bijleveld)


Youth, Rock and Riots
Year of Publication: 2018
Bodo MrozekYear of Publication: 2018
A Transnational History

Clamorous sounds, unruly behavior, and colorful fashions: the sonic vocabulary used by contemporaries to describe the new youth scene in the mid-20th century mark a cultural dividing point. Aesthetic conflicts culminated in street riots and produced police measures, censorship, and laws. Spectacular court cases against youths led to negative social clichés of male urban youth: the American...


How I Learnt to Play the Piano
Year of Publication: 2019
Hanns-Josef OrtheilYear of Publication: 2019

The first time he has a piano lesson, Hanns-Josef Ortheil is four years old. Guided by his mother, he makes rapid progress and is placed in the care of a Russian pianist. Soon he makes the decision to become a concert pianist and to shine on the important stages of the world. For the young piano student this means years of practice, often many hours a day. Shortly after graduating from grammar...


Lost and Sound
Year of Publication: 2009
Tobias RappYear of Publication: 2009
Berlin, Techno and the Easyjetset
Techno is dead, at least officially. In reality, beyond social utopias and Love Parade electronic music and the night-time sub-culture of going out were never more creative or interesting than...
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Russia (White Label), Japan (Kokusho Kankokai), Poland (Kultural Kolektiv), Serbia (Alexandria Press)

Previously published in the respective language / territory; rights available again: English world rights (Innervision)


Isolde. Richard Wagner’s Daughter
Year of Publication: 2022
Eva RiegerYear of Publication: 2022
An Irreconcilable Family History
Isolde von Bülow, born on 10 April 1865, used to be her mother Cosima’s favourite daughter. To her biological father Richard Wagner, she was his »curious wunderkind«. She wrote poetry and composed pieces of music at the age of thirteen, designed costumes, and the feminist Malwida von Meysenbug, a friend of the family, recommended training her »strong bright...

Waste Your Youth
Year of Publication: 2012
Jürgen TeipelYear of Publication: 2012
When Waste Your Youth came out in 2001, no one could have predicted the effect this docu-novel about German punk and new wave would have.


Not only was the surprise bestseller quickly...
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France (Allia)


Year of Publication: 2025
Philipp TherYear of Publication: 2025
A Musical History of the Austro-Hungarian Empire
Though the Habsburg Empire fell apart as a state in 1918, it lives on through its music. This book explores why the Habsburg Monarchy was so productive in all spheres of culture. It was above all an empire of music, producing much of the canon of what we now call “classical” music. At the time though, this music was not old and staid but a radically new and exciting phenomenon. The Sound of...

Year of Publication: 2024
Gabriel YoranYear of Publication: 2024
Rediscovering Five Centuries of Music
Despite seven years of piano lessons and having two professional musicians for parents, for the longest time, Gabriel Yoran had no interest in classical music. Until he found his own way in:...
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Spanish world rights (Akal)

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