| Contents |
The conductor -- Paragon. Arturo Toscanini -- The showman conductor. Leopold Stokowski -- Serge Koussevitzky -- Dimitri Mitropoulos -- Artur Rodzinski -- Leonard Bernstein -- The dynamic conductor. Fritz Reiner -- Eugene Ormandy -- Vladimir Golschmann -- Fabien Sevitzky -- Erich Leinsdorf -- Alexander Smallens -- Of American traditions. Walter Damrosch -- Frederick Stock -- Of European traditions. Bruno Walter -- Fritz Busch -- Sir Thomas Beecham -- Peirre Monteux -- George Szell -- Charles Munch -- Other orchestras - other men. Alfred Wallenstein -- Hans Kindler -- Karl Krueger -- Efrem Kurtz -- Thor Johnson -- Reginald Stewart -- Antal Dorati -- Izler Solomon -- Dean Dixon -- Men over the radio. Frank Black -- Bernard Herrmann -- Sylvan Levin -- Howard Barlow. |
| Abstract |
Behind the surging power of our finest orchestral music, behind the magnificent performances of America's greatest symphony orchestras, are the sensitive artists who give life, vitality, sweep, and majesty to a musical work. Through the author's searching analyses of the leading conductors in America's contemporary orchestral scene you may come to know them intimately. From these the reader may gain a new conception of the functions and responsibilities of the orchestral conductor and the strength and weaknesses displayed by each of these geniuses of the podium. |
| Local note | Little-122216 |
| General note | "The twenty-five major American symphony orchestras and their permanent conductors": page 299-300. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-302) and index. |
| LCCN | 48009448 |
