Charles Munch /
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....
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
[2012]
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| Online Access: | Contributor biographical information Publisher description Table of contents only |
| Summary: | 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. This is the first full biography of a giant of twentieth-century music, tracing his dramatic survival in occupied Paris, his triumphant arrival at the Boston Symphony Orchestra and his later years, when he was a leading cultural figure in the United States, a man known and admired by Presidents Truman, Eisenhower and Kennedy. |
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| Physical Description: | xxxi, 296 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199772704 0199772703 |