Books for music lovers – Part I

Kazuo Ishiguro: Nocturnes. Five Stories of Music and Nightfall

Many writers are either musicians themselves or music plays an important part in their works. Kazuo Ishiguro, who was awarded the Nobel prize in literature 2017, is one of them. He dreamed about becoming a musician when he was young, and he occasionally writes lyrics for singers. “Read with your ears“, says a journalist about one of his books, which felt to her like “a seat at a concert.”

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Vienna Music Guide

Vienna Music Guide

Vienna is a fascinating destination for music lovers from all over the world. There is so much to discover: Opera houses, concert halls, apartments and graves of famous musicians…

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Discover the city of music

Where to start exploring Vienna – the city of music? Most tourists head to the famous opera, the Musikverein or the famous jazzclub “Porgy&Bess”. And then?

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Funny anecdotes about Vienna and music

MUSEDU has written a short review of the book “Unnützes WienWissen Musik” (Useless Music Knowledge Vienna), issued by the online magazine Stadtbekannt. The book is available in German only and contains funny anecdotes about Viennese musicians of all times and genres. A nice gift from the city of music for German speakers!

Unnützes WienWissen Musik
Holzbaum Verlag
EUR 9,99

2015, 128 S.
ISBN 978-3-902-980-36-6