The Golden Age of Conductors

by Knight, John W.

• ISBN13: 9781574631180
• ISBN10: 1574631187
• Edition: Original
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-09-01
• Publisher: Hal Leonard Corp

Summary

This book presents an interpretive analysis of musical masterworks by 20 great maestros from Arturo Toscanini to Carlos Kleiber. Also included are interviews on the art of conducting with Pierre Boulez, Christoph von Dohnanyi, Kurt Masur, Herbert Blomstedt, and Richard Hickox as well as interviews with professional musicians who reminiscence about playing under the batons of these great Maestros. The author's comprehensive analysis and interpretive suggestions of the great maestros will truly inspire musicians at all levels.

Table of Contents

Preface: In Search of Maestros	p. vi
History of Conducting	p. 1
American Orchestras	p. 7
Arturo Toscanini's Baton Technique	p. 15
Arturo Toscanini: Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings	p. 18
Wilhelm Furtwängler: Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony (1st movement)	p. 26
Serge Koussevitzky: Sibelius's Symphony #2 (1st movement)	p. 35
Willem Mengelberg: Strauss' Ein Heldenleben	p. 45
Bruno Walter: Mozart's Linz Symphony (1st movement)	p. 52
Leopold Stokowski: Debussy's Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun	p. 60
Otto Klemperer: Beethoven's Eroica Symphony (finale)	p. 69
Guido Cantelli: Hindemith's Mathis der Mahler	p. 79
Rafael Kubelik: Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition	p. 88
Fritz Reiner: Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra (1st movement)	p. 97
Artur Rodzinski: Tchaikovsky's Symphony #4 (finale)	p. 104
Adrian Boult: Holst's Planets ("Mars")	p. 113
George Szell: Dvorák's Symphony #9 (finale)	p. 120
Pierre Monteux: Stravinsky's Rite of Spring	p. 129
Dimitri Mitropoulos: Schönberg's Transfigured Night	p. 137
Eugene Ormandy: Rachmaninoff's Symphonic Dances	p. 142
Herbert von Karajan: Tchaikovsky's Sixth Symphony (1st movement)	p. 147
Leonard Bernstein. In Memorial: Candide Overture	p. 152
Georg Solti: Mahler's Fifth Symphony (1st movement)	p. 160
Carlos Kleiber: Beethoven's 7th Symphony (1st movement)	p. 167
Carlo Giulini: Mahler's 1st Symphony (finale)	p. 175
Pierre Boulez: "Expansion of Musical Sound"	p. 182
Freedom With Discipline: An Interview with Christoph von Dohnányi	p. 190
My Real Idol was Bruno Walter: An Interview with Kurt Masur	p. 197
Precision with Spontaneity: An Interview with Herbert Blomstedt	p. 204
From Vaughan Williams to Elgar: An Interview with Richard Hickox	p. 210
In Memoriam for Richard Hickox	p. 215
Evaluating Conductors with Michel Debost	p. 217
Evaluating Conductors with James DeSano	p. 223
Coda	p. 227
References	p. 228
About the Author	p. 232
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