Paul Walter Myers (17 July 1932 – 1 May 2015) was a classical record producer who worked for

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and

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. He worked with conductor

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of the

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, the pianist

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, and the guitarist

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. Myers was the author of the "Deadly" series of mystery novels set in the world of

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.''The Writer's Directory, 1998-2000'', St. James Press, 1995, p. 1082.

Selected publications

*''Deadly Variations''. 1985. *''Deadly Cadenza''. 1986. *''Deadly Aria''. 1987. *''Deadly Sonata''. 1987. *''Deadly Score''. 1988. *''Deadly Crescendo''. 1989. *''Concerto''. Century, London, 1993. *''Leonard Bernstein''.

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, London, 1998.

Discography

* ''French Opera Arias'', with Frederica von Stade and the London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by John Pritchard, Columbia, 1976 * ''Song Recital'', with Frederica von Stade and Martin Katz, Columbia, 1978 * Cendrillon (Julius Rudel recording), Jules Massenet: ''Cendrillon'', with Elizabeth Bainbridge, Jules Bastin, Jane Berbié, Teresa Cahill, Nicolai Gedda, Frederica von Stade, Ruth Welting, the Ambrosian Opera Chorus and the Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Julius Rudel, Columbia, 1979 * Italian Opera Arias, ''Italian Opera Arias'', with Frederica von Stade, Janice Taylor and the National Arts Centre Orchestra, conducted by Mario Bernardi, Columbia, 1979

References

1932 births 2015 deaths English record producers Musicians from London 20th-century English writers People educated at Bradfield College Writers from London {{UK-record-producer-stub