Toscanini : musician of conscience
Sachs, Harvey, 1946-2017
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During a 68-year career, conductor Arturo Toscanini (1867-1957) was famed for his fierce dedication, photographic memory, explosive temper, and impassioned performances. At various times he dominated La Scala, the Metropolitan Opera, the New York Philharmonic, the NBC Symphony, and the Bayreuth, Salzburg, and Lucerne festivals. His reforms influenced generations of musicians, and his opposition to Nazism and Fascism made him a model for artists of conscience. Thanks to unprecedented access to the conductor's archives, Harvey Sachs has written a biography that positions Toscanini's epic musical career, and sometimes scandalous life, against the roiling currents of history.
Main title:
Toscanini : musician of conscience / Harvey Sachs.
Author:
Sachs, Harvey, 1946-, author
Imprint:
New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, 2017.
Collation:
992 pages ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781631492716 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
784.2092784.2902
Language:
English
BRN:
2231165