Note-Perfect

About the Book

When you play a recording, have you ever paused to think about what went into making of it? Rest assured: there is more here than meets the eye and ear. This book takes an irreverent behind-the-scenes look at the classical record business. The author draws on three decades in recording and broadcasting to tell the story of his own and other classical record labels. This amusing and informative memoir covers recording and editing techniques, and how albums are planned, made and marketed. So are broadcast programming, press reviews and awards – in short, every facet of this fascinating industry.

The pages of Note-Perfect are populated by musical legends like Yehudi Menuhin, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Nicolas Slonimsky, Ernst Krenek and hundreds of other artists and composers. You will even meet unlikely personalities such as David Ben-Gurion and Arnold Toynbee, captured in sound for posterity.

About the Author

GIVEON CORNFIELD, PH.D. came to Israel (then Palestine) as a child in 1933 and was educated there. He was a member of the Hagana before WWII, during which he served in the Royal Air Force in North Africa. After the war, he rejoined Hagana, which was incorporated into the Israel Defence Forces in 1948, and served in the IDF. In 1952 he moved with his family to Canada, where he worked in the automotive and broadcasting fields. He founded BAROQUE RECORDS in Montreal, later incorporated into ORION MASTER RECORDINGS* following his move to the USA. He has produced over 1,000 albums of classical music on his own and other labels. In addition to hundreds of articles, recordings and concert reviews, Cornfield’s books include LILIAN - ISRAEL’S FIRST LADY OF CUISINE and NOTE-PERFECT (Thirty years in classical music recordings), also available from XLIBRIS. * WWW.NAXOSMUSIC LIBRARY.COM/ORION WWW.CLASSICSONLINE.COM/ORION