George Szell : a life of music /

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Chronicles the life of George Szell, describing his accomplishments as a twentieth-century orchestra and opera conductor, and discussing his personal and musical qualities, his approach to great orchestral works and interpretation of the symphonies of Robert Schumann, and his career with the New Yor...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Charry, Michael
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2011]
Series:Music in American life.
Subjects:
Szell, George, > 1897-1970.
Szell, George, > 1897-1970
Conductors (Music) > United States > Biography.
Chefs d'orchestre > États-Unis > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Composers & Musicians.
MUSIC > Genres & Styles > Classical.
MUSIC > Printed Music > Choral.
Conductors (Music)
United States
Biographies
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The new Mozart (1897-1929)
  • The conductor spreads his wings (1930-38)
  • Musical pioneering in Australia (1938, 1939)
  • New world, new beginnings (1939-46)
  • Cleveland : contest and commitment (1942-47)
  • Szell, the orchestra builder (1947-54)
  • George Szell and Rudolf Bing (1953-54)
  • Keeping the promise : "second to none" (1954-57)
  • The golden years (1957-65)
  • The Cleveland Orchestra in the world (1965-68)
  • Summers at home
  • Finale : Cleveland, Japan, Korea, Anchorage, Cleveland (1968-70).

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