George Szell : a life of music /
Charry, Michael.
George Szell : a life of music / Michael Charry. - Urbana : University of Illinois Press, (c)2011. - 1 online resource. - Music in American life .
Includes bibliographies and index.
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).
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 York Philharmonic, the NBC and Chicago Symphonies, the Berlin Philharmonic, and other prestigious ensembles.
9780252093104 9781283135658 9786613135650 6613135658
2019717321
015785343 Uk
Szell, George, 1897-1970.
Conductors (Music)--United States--Biography.
Electronic Books.
ML422 / .G467 2011
George Szell : a life of music / Michael Charry. - Urbana : University of Illinois Press, (c)2011. - 1 online resource. - Music in American life .
Includes bibliographies and index.
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).
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 York Philharmonic, the NBC and Chicago Symphonies, the Berlin Philharmonic, and other prestigious ensembles.
9780252093104 9781283135658 9786613135650 6613135658
2019717321
015785343 Uk
Szell, George, 1897-1970.
Conductors (Music)--United States--Biography.
Electronic Books.
ML422 / .G467 2011