The maestro myth : great conductors in pursuit of power / Norman Lebrecht.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Lebrecht, Norman, 1948-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Secaucus, NJ : Carol Pub. Group, ©1991.
Subjects:	Conductors (Music) Conducting. conductors (musicians)

Table of Contents:

Tears of a clown, the composer as conductor; the personal tragedy of Hans von Bulow
Honest Hans and the magician, Nikisch and Richter
Masters of the house, Mahler and Strauss; Walter, Klemperer and Krauss
Facing the dictators, Toscanini v Furtwangler; Szell, Reiner and the Soviet system
Karajan case, Karajan, Knappertsbusch and Bohm
'Starving population and an absentee aristocracy, ' Koussevitsky to Ozawa; Stokowski, showbiz and Previn
Gremlin in the garden, Beecham v Barbirolli; Kubelik; Solti, Colin Davis and Haitink.
Collapse of the conducting composer, Bernstein and Boulez
Strange tales from the Vienna Woods, Bernstein, Maazel and Levine
Formula Uno, Abbado, Muti and Sinopoli, Chailly
Mavericks, Horenstein, Celibidache, two Kleibers and Tennstedt
Insider dealing, Mehta, Barenboim and the Kosher nostra
Left outside, gays, women, blacks
Search for a semi-conductor, Marriner, Munrow, Hogwood and early music
Where have all the conductors gone?, the bare future: Rattle, Salonen and Welser-Most
Master of them all?, Ronald Wilford and the millionaire conductor.

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