Toscanini: Musician of Conscience - Couverture rigide

Sachs, Harvey

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1631492713 ISBN 13 : 9781631492716

Editeur : Liveright Publishing Corporation, 2017

Synopsis

"'Monumental' is surely the mot juste to describe the book's length... but equally the combination of thoroughness, clarity, psychological perspicacity and deep human feeling which distinguishes every page... for all its massiveness the book proves unputdownable." BBC Music Magazine

Arturo Toscanini (1867-1957) was famed for his dedication, photographic memory, explosive temper and impassioned performances. At times he dominated La Scala, the Metropolitan Opera, the New York Philharmonic, and the Bayreuth, Salzburg and Lucerne festivals. His reforms influenced generations of musicians, and his opposition to Nazism and Fascism made him a model for artists of conscience. With unprecedented access to the conductor's archives, Harvey Sachs has written a new biography positioning Toscanini's musical career and sometimes scandalous life against the currents of history. Set in Italy, across Europe, the Americas and in Palestine, with portraits of Verdi, Puccini, Caruso, Mussolini and others, Toscanini soars in its exploration of genius, music and moral courage.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Harvey Sachs, author and music historian, has written for The New Yorker, the New York Times, Times Literary Supplement, and many other publications. He is on the faculty of the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Liveright Publishing Corporation
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1631492713
• ISBN 13: 9781631492716
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 944
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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