Biographies

Biographies and artist profiles from the worlds of music, jazz, contemporary music, and contemporary history.

Morton Feldman

What changes when we listen to the same music over and over again? In fifty fragmentary chapters, Guillaume Belhomme traces Morton Feldman’s For Bunita Marcus through time, silence, memory, and landscapes—weaving together music with Beckett, Cage, and the New York School to create a literary essay on the art of listening.

12,00 €

“Don’t tell anybody”

David Geringas talks about music, emigration, and survival. A portrait of a cellist of the century—now available in English as well.

34,00 €

Nach Köln

Konrad Boehmer’s autobiographical memoirs are as sharp-tongued as they are moving: Against the backdrop of his childhood during the war, the Cologne avant-garde, and the Darmstadt Summer Courses, a portrait emerges of an uncompromising composer who recounts the history of New Music from up close—and relentlessly questions its myths.

28,00 €

Pickin’ Time

The definitive chronicle of Johnny Cash’s recording history: Pickin’ Time documents over 1,400 studio sessions and traces the entire career of the “Man in Black”—the result of more than eighteen years of research.

36,99 € – 48,00 €

Eigensinn und Gegenüber

An extraordinary portrait of composer Iris ter Schiphorst: Essays, program notes, letters, scores, documents, and illustrations—presented in a catalog format—offer insight into one of the most important voices in contemporary music—at the intersection of composition, language, politics, and performance.

49,00 €

Musik und Bewegung / Music and Movement

How is a novel based on music history created? Christian Much invites readers to his desk and shows how a novel takes shape from research into music history, literary ideas, and philosophical questions. A personal essay on writing, thinking, and the inspiring power of music.

12,00 €

Sigelmanns Fuga

Sigelmanns Fuga is a grand historical novel about music, faith, and memory. Christian Much weaves a family's story into the upheavals of the early modern period, chronicling the plague, the Reformation, war, and the beginnings of modern instrumental music.

29,00 €

LP-Bundle: Musik ist (auch) Frauensache

Exclusive LP Bundle: Esther Abrami’s inspiring book about forgotten female composers, classical music, social media, and the courage to make your voice heard as a woman.

49,00 €

LP-Bundle: Music Is (also) a Women’s Affair

Exclusive LP Bundle: Esther Abrami’s inspiring book about forgotten female composers, classical music, social media, and the courage to make your voice heard as a woman.

49,00 €

Music Is (also) a Women’s Affair

Esther Abrami’s inspiring book about forgotten female composers, classical music, social media, and the courage to make your voice heard as a woman.

18,00 €

Musik ist (auch) Frauensache

Esther Abrami’s inspiring book about forgotten female composers, classical music, social media, and the courage to make oneself visible as a woman.

18,00 €

Die Henze Challenge

A challenge for the ears: Christoph Becher invites you to discover twelve works by Hans Werner Henze —with QR codes, a playlist, and an entertaining and accessible journey through one of the most exciting soundscapes of the 20th century.

24,00 €

I welcome whatever happens next

Klaus Reichert Remembers John Cage – a book about music, listening, and collaboration. Told with precision and calm, it opens up new perspectives on sound, language, and the art of listening.

14,99 € – 28,00 €

Der neue wilde Wohlklang

On the 100th anniversary of Hans Werner Henze’s birth: A multifaceted volume on one of the most contradictory and influential composers of the 20th century—spanning the avant-garde, politics, and his personal musical language.

18,00 €

con tutta forza: Bernd Alois Zimmermann

The Intimate Biography of Bernd Alois Zimmermann, as told by his daughter: a multifaceted portrait spanning the avant-garde, postwar culture, and artistic radicalism.

39,00 €

Die Welt strukturieren queeren [?]

Structuring the world queerly — an essay on compositional thinking beyond music. Eloain Lovis Hübner understands composition as a transdisciplinary practice of structuring, opening and queering the world.

18,00 €