The Letters of Arturo ToscaniniUniversity of Chicago Press, 2006 - 494 Seiten Fifty years after his death, Arturo Toscanini is still considered one of the greatest conductors in history, and probably the most influential. His letters, expertly collected, translated, and edited here by Harvey Sachs, will give readers a new depth of insight into his life and work. As Sachs puts it, they “reveal above all else a man whose psychological perceptions in general and self-knowledge in particular were much more acute than most people have thought likely.” They are sure to enthrall anyone interested in learning more about one of the great lives of the twentieth century. “This is a major contribution to our understanding of Toscanini and of several entire eras of late nineteenth- and twentieth-century musical life, especially the almost improvisatory looseness of opera in Italy, the glamour of European festivals, and the concert life of the United States. It’s also a wonderful, sometimes downright salacious read.”—New York Times |
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July 1898 May 1933 | 59 |
June 1933 May 1936 | 141 |
July 1936 September 1937 | 203 |
September 1937 September 1939 | 291 |
October 1939 March 1946 | 361 |
July 1946 November 1956 | 407 |
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