This volume compiles about 300 letters between pianist Malcolm Frager and performer, conductor, and teacher Max Rudolf, written from April 1982 to September 1991, showing their musical discourse on topics like the performance of works by Beethoven, Mozart, Schumann, and others, and performance practice, interpretation, dynamics, and tempi of pieces. Brief biographies of both men are included. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)