The Maestro Myth
The Maestro Myth

Author: Norman Lebrecht

Publisher: Citadel Press

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 420

ISBN-13: 9780806520889

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Nearly ten years after its original publication, The Maestro Myth continues to enthrall readers with its insightful look into the lives and careers of the world's most celebrated conductors. Now updated and including two new chapters, this volume portrays the politics and inflated economics surrounding the podiums of today's international classical music scene, and the obstacles faced by blacks, women, and gays. From Richard Strauss to Herbert von Karajan to Leonard Bernstein to Simon Rattle, The Maesto Myth examines the world of classical music and the mounting crisis in a profession where genuine talent grows ever scarcer. It is a must-have resource for music aficiionados as well as anyone interested in the behind-the-scenes lives of these music masters. Book jacket.

Elisabeth Lutyens and Edward Clark
Elisabeth Lutyens and Edward Clark

Author: Annika Forkert

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2023-10-19

Total Pages: 261

ISBN-13: 1009337335

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Combining analyses of modernist concert and stage music by Elisabeth Lutyens with those of her audio-visual scores, and contextualising Lutyens and Edward Clark's biographies within international developments in dodecaphonic music and music-making, this book will speak to a wide audience interested in British and European twentieth-century music.

Beecham Remembered
Beecham Remembered

Author: Humphrey Procter-Gregg

Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Published: 1976

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13:

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Discusses the wide range of his artistic achievements, activities and contacts. Beecham's remarks on a variety of subjects have been included, also extracts from his programme notes, and a representative list of musicians and others who worked with him.

Concert and Opera Conductors
Concert and Opera Conductors

Author: Robert H. Cowden

Publisher: Greenwood

Published: 1987-08-19

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13:

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Filling an important gap in scholarship, Professor Cowden's new bibliography provides complete and authoritative information on major conductors of permanent orchestral ensembles since the time of von Weber and Berlioz. Cowden has selected 1,249 conductors on the basis of citations in standard music references, biographical studies, autobiographies, and contributions to the pedagogy of conducting. Publications in English and several European languages are cited. The first section, Collective Works, gives detailed information on titles devoted to concert and opera conductors and related titles containing additional material on conductors and conducting. The section on individual conductors is arranged alphabetically by artist. Further sources and references are offered in appendixes and an index of authors is included.