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Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781631494901
Year: 2018
Publisher: W W Norton & Company
Pages: 944
Description:
Harvey Sachs™s śmonumentalť (Alex Ross) biography recounts the sixty-eight-year career of conductor Arturo Toscanini (1867“1957), an artist celebrated for his fierce dedication, photographic memory, explosive temper, impassioned performances, and uncompromising work ethic. Toscanini collaborated with Verdi, Puccini, Debussy, and Richard Strauss; undertook major reforms at La Scala and the Metropolitan Opera; and eventually pioneered the radio and television broadcasts of the NBC Symphony. His monumental achievements inspired generations, while his opposition to Nazism and fascism made him a model for artists of conscience. In this śpersuasive and compellingť new biography, Sachs illuminates the ścrucial the central role Toscanini played in our musical culture for well over 60 yearsť (New York Times Book Review). Set against the roiling currents of twentieth-century Europe and the Americas, Toscanini is a śnecessaryť portrait of this ścomplex, flawed, but noble human being and towering artistť (Wall Street Journal) whose peerless influence reverberates today.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781631494901
Year: 2018
Publisher: W W Norton & Company
Pages: 944
Description:
Harvey Sachs™s śmonumentalť (Alex Ross) biography recounts the sixty-eight-year career of conductor Arturo Toscanini (1867“1957), an artist celebrated for his fierce dedication, photographic memory, explosive temper, impassioned performances, and uncompromising work ethic. Toscanini collaborated with Verdi, Puccini, Debussy, and Richard Strauss; undertook major reforms at La Scala and the Metropolitan Opera; and eventually pioneered the radio and television broadcasts of the NBC Symphony. His monumental achievements inspired generations, while his opposition to Nazism and fascism made him a model for artists of conscience. In this śpersuasive and compellingť new biography, Sachs illuminates the ścrucial the central role Toscanini played in our musical culture for well over 60 yearsť (New York Times Book Review). Set against the roiling currents of twentieth-century Europe and the Americas, Toscanini is a śnecessaryť portrait of this ścomplex, flawed, but noble human being and towering artistť (Wall Street Journal) whose peerless influence reverberates today.