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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457821203321

Autore

Holoman D. Kern <1947->

Titolo

Charles Munch [[electronic resource] /] / D. Kern Holoman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, c2012

ISBN

0-19-026822-0

1-283-42716-8

9786613427168

0-19-977322-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (345 p.)

Disciplina

784.2092

B

Soggetti

Conductors (Music)

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Notes on Orthography; About the Companion Website; 1. Strasbourg, Paris, Leipzig: September 1891-October 1932; 2. Paris: November 1932-May 1938; 3. The Société des Concerts: June 1938-May 1945; 4. Leaving France: June 1945-September 1949; 5. Winning Boston: October 1949-June 1951; 6. Boston after Koussevitzky: July 1951-July 1956; 7. The Iron Curtain and Beyond: August 1956-August 1958; 8. Shifting Perspectives in Boston: September 1958-April 1962; 9. Paris, Again: May 1962-August 1966

10. The Orchestre de Paris: September 1966-November 196811. An Eternal Smile; Abbreviations; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Sommario/riassunto

A mesmerizing figure in concert, Charles Munch was celebrated for his electrifying public performances. He was a pioneer in many arenas of classical music--establishing Berlioz in the canon, perfecting the orchestral work of Debussy and Ravel, and leading the world to Roussel, Honegger, and Dutilleux. A pivotal figure, his accomplishments put him on a par with Arturo Toscanini and Leonard Bernstein. In Charles Munch, D. Kern Holoman provides the first full



biography of this giant of twentieth-century music, tracing his dramatic survival in occupied Paris, his triumphant arrival at the Boston S