03038nam 2200613 a 450 991045782120332120200520144314.00-19-026822-01-283-42716-897866134271680-19-977322-X(CKB)2550000000074607(EBL)829364(OCoLC)769744465(SSID)ssj0000551058(PQKBManifestationID)12254214(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000551058(PQKBWorkID)10509486(PQKB)10316998(StDuBDS)EDZ0001158279(MiAaPQ)EBC829364(Au-PeEL)EBL829364(CaPaEBR)ebr10518276(CaONFJC)MIL342716(EXLCZ)99255000000007460720110127d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCharles Munch[electronic resource] /D. Kern HolomanNew York Oxford University Pressc20121 online resource (345 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-025054-2 0-19-977270-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 196610. 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; ZA 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 SConductors (Music)BiographyElectronic books.Conductors (Music)784.2092BHoloman D. Kern1947-996602MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457821203321Charles Munch2284993UNINA