George Szell's reign : behind the scenes with the Cleveland Orchestra /

Kraus, Marcia,

George Szell's reign : behind the scenes with the Cleveland Orchestra / Marcia Hansen Kraus. - Urbana : University of Illinois Press, (c)2017. - 1 online resource. - Music in American life .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. A Prodigy's Apprenticeship -- Chapter 2. The Orchestra's Beginnings -- Chapter 3. Szell's Improvements -- Chapter 4. The Woodwind Section -- Chapter 5. World Tour -- Chapter 6. Szell's Dictates -- Chapter 7. The String Section -- Chapter 8. The Brass Section -- Chapter 9. Auditions and Mavericks -- Chapter 10. Conductor Wannabes -- Chapter 11. The Percussion Section -- Chapter 12. Szell's Methods, Touring Travails -- Chapter 13. Prodigies, Masterpieces, Boulez Chapter 14. Concert ExperiencesChapter 15. Szell's Haydn and Schumann Interpretations -- Chapter 16. Attire, Duty, Respect, Decorum -- Chapter 17. A New Chorus Conductor -- Chapter 18. The Musiciansâ#x80;#x99; Insurrection -- Chapter 19. Picketing and Resolution -- Chapter 20. A Suitable Summer Site -- Chapter 21. Blossom's Creators -- Chapter 22. The Blossom Triumph -- Chapter 23. The Death of the Maestro -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index of Names



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2019716638


Szell, George, 1897-1970.


Cleveland Orchestra.


Conductors (Music)--United States--Biography.


Electronic Books.

ML422 / .G467 2017