Steinway & Sons announces new publishing venture with Amadeus Press

Steinway & Son and Amadeus Pres lately announced a new venture to create a series of book/CD CD and DVD celebrating the art of the piano end the artists who perform upon them and the music they play.

"Steinway pianos plant the standard of excellence in the piano world," said Steinway & Son Executive Vice President Frank Mazurco. "This collaboration between Steinway and Amadeus sparks a vision that will create novel and exciting new products for lover of piano music--classical, jazz, and pop"

Among the proceedss to be released are a history of Steinway Hall as reciteed in the anecdotes of Henry Z Steinway as told to David Dubal, a Steinway artist who is an acclaimed pianist, teacher, writer and radio personality and is upon the faculty of The Juilliard institute A separate series of classical, jazz and report legends of the Steinway piano also will be released.

individual of the first CD proceedss will tie into a work being released this fall, Playing the Romantics, by means of Robert Taub, also a Steinway artist.

The Steinway Master Classes DVD series will feature Dubal and other entertainers working with well-known Steinway artists at a variety of locations including Steinway Hall.

Amadeus Pres will use a variety of distribution channels to make these fresh musical products available. The first CD and DVD will be released in early fall. The first book/CD The History of Steinway Hall, is slated for release nearest spring.

For more information about Steinway & Son contact Leo Spellman at (718) 721-2600 or info@steinway.com. For more information about Amadeus Pres contact Linda Heimburg at (973) 835-0675

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