The New York Philharmonic

Author : John Canarina
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN 13 : 157467188X
Total Pages : 533 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The New York Philharmonic written by John Canarina and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2010 with total page 533 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Amadeus). The New York Philharmonic, from Bernstein to Maazel continues the story of America's oldest orchestra as told in Howard Shanet's Philharmonic: A History of New York's Orchestra . That volume ended with the 1970-71 season, just before the arrival of Pierre Boulez as music director. Obviously, much has happened since. This book begins, however, with a retrospective account of the controversial last years of the tenure of Dimitri Mitropoulos and the ascendancy of Leonard Bernstein to the music directorship. Having been a Philharmonic assistant conductor during Bernstein's tenure, and an inveterate Philharmonic watcher ever since, the author brings some personal insights to the story as well as moments of humor. A sub-theme of the book concerns the way the Philharmonic and its music directors have been treated by the New York press, the Times in particular. Howard Taubman's attacks on Mitropoulos, Harold Schonberg's on Bernstein, and Donal Henahan's on Zubin Mehta are all covered here, as are the writings of various critics on those and other conductors, and on the orchestra itself. The New York Philharmonic is the only orchestra ever to undertake a foreign tour solely on the initiative of its musicians, without benefit or support from management. How this came about is chronicled, as are the opening of Lincoln Center, the Parks Concerts, Promenades, Prospective Encounters, Rug Concerts, tours, and, of course, the subscription seasons. John Canarina shows how the New York Philharmonic weathered extraordinary ups and downs during this period, while remaining a vital component of New York's cultural life.

Author : Karla Kuskin
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0060236221
Total Pages : 58 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Philharmonic Gets Dressed written by Karla Kuskin and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1982-09-01 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "It is almost Friday night. Outside, the dark is getting darker," and here and there around the city ninety-two men and thirteen women are getting dressed to go to work. First they bathe and put on their underwear. Then they don special black-and-white apparel. Then when the one hundred and five people are completely ready, each takes a musical instrument and travels to midtown. There, at 8:30 tonight, they will work together: playing. In these pages Karla Kuskin and Marc Simont combine their talents to give us a delightful and unusual inside view of one way an orchestra prepares. Nominee, 1983 American Book Award Notable Children's Books of 1983 (ALA) 1983 Fanfare Honor List (The Horn Book) Outstanding Children's Books of 1982 (NYT) A Reading Rainbow Selection 1983 Teachers' Choices (NCTE) Children's Books of 1982 (Library of Congress)

Author : Howard Shanet
Publisher : Doubleday Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 864 pages
Book Rating : 4.5M/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Philharmonic written by Howard Shanet and published by Doubleday Books. This book was released on 1975 with total page 864 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book the author traces the history of America's oldest symphonic organization down to the beginning of Pierre Boulez's conductorship. Against the background of changing cultural patterns of American life over a century and a quarter, the author examines interactions between the New York Philharmonic and the society in which it functioned. There are colorful personality portraits, often tied to surprising reappraisals of such glamorous Philharmonic stars as Arturo Toscanini (who enjoined other conductors to play every note "as written," but who felt free - as the author documents - to make his own changes to the scores of the masters), Gustav Mahler, Dimitri Mitropoulos, Leopold Stokowski, Bruno Walter, and the spectacular Leonard Bernstein. The author gives the reader insight into an organization that has helped shape America's musical taste - an organization that has brought its performances to the largest audiences in the annals of symphonic music, yet has often suffered from "the vast, and largely unjustified, inferiority complex that has oppressed American music throughout its history."

Author : Mary H. Wagner
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 9780810857209
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gustav Mahler and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra Tour America written by Mary H. Wagner and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gustav Mahler and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra Tour America documents Mahler's tours with the orchestra during the 1909 and 1910 seasons, detailing the conditions and preparations for each tour, the outcome of each concert, and the perceptions of audience beyond New York City.

Author : Brian Andrew Shook
Publisher : University of North Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 1574413066
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Last Stop, Carnegie Hall written by Brian Andrew Shook and published by University of North Texas Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William Vacchiano (1912-2005) was principal trumpet with the New York Philharmonic from 1942 to 1973, and taught at Juilliard, the Manhattan School of Music, and the Mannes College of Music. While at the Philharmonic, Vacchiano performed under the batons of Arturo Toscanini, Bruno Walter, and Leonard Bernstein and played in the world premieres of pieces by such composers as Vaughan Williams, Copland, and Barber.

Author : Evangeline Benedetti
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190497394
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cello, Bow and You written by Evangeline Benedetti and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written for the cellist looking for an approach that demystifies cello playing, Cello, Bow and You is an innovative text in the field of string pedagogy written by a 40+ year veteran of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra and certified teacher of the Alexander Technique. Author Evangeline Benedetti has a unique voice and approach, and invites cellists of all levels to explore, make discoveries and organically internalize technique. Benedetti's approach compliments the work that students do with their teachers by encouraging them to be more aware of themselves and responsive to internal and external guidance. Cello, Bow and You allows students and professionals access to Benedetti's vast performance and teaching experience. She has pioneered an approach to playing that is a synthesis of the cellist's musical thought, the knowledge of the dynamic properties of the instrument and bow, and the ability to move effectively according to the mechanics of the human body. The synergy of these elements leads to physically healthy playing and frees players to be musically expressive. Written in engaging, informal prose, the book is a must-read for cellists and cello teachers - beginning, intermediate, or professional.

Author : Isaac Baker Woodbury
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 6 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The New-York Philharmonic's Welcome written by Isaac Baker Woodbury and published by . This book was released on 1855 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jane Glover
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0330470507
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mozart's Women written by Jane Glover and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-04-18 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mozart was fascinated, amused, aroused, hurt, and betrayed by women. He loved and respected them, composed for them, performed with them. This unique biography looks at his interaction with each, starting with his family (his mother, Maria Anna and beloved and talented sister, Nannerl), and his marriage (which brought his 'other family', the Weber sisters). His relationships with his artists are examined, in particular those of his operas, through whose characters Mozart gave voice to the emotions of women who were, like his entire female acquaintance, restrained by the conventions and structures of eighteenth-century society. This is their story as well as his -- and shows once again that a great part of the composer’s genius was in his understanding and musical expression of human nature. Evocative and beautifully written, Mozart’s Women illuminates the music, the man, and above all the women who inspired him. 'Jane Glover has pulled off a coup des livres with her fresh take on Mozart's life and work’ Sunday Telegraph ‘Readable, informative and moving...Her passion for the music shines through this touching, vividly told story' Sunday Times

Author : Karen LeFrak
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0802795528
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jake the Philharmonic Dog written by Karen LeFrak and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2006-09-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Jake the dog is brought to the theater to watch his owner, chief stagehand for the Philharmonic Orchestra, work, he discovers a special musical talent all his own--stealing the show to everyone's surprise and amusement!

Author : James H. North
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 0810862395
Total Pages : 471 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book New York Philharmonic written by James H. North and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2006-06-15 with total page 471 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The intent of any discography is comprehensiveness, aiming to include every recording within its chosen area, and to list all the important details of each. The discography, New York Philharmonic: The Authorized Recordings, 1917-2005 is no exception. Author James H. North has compiled more than 1500 commercial recordings made by the New York Philharmonic from 1917 to 2005. A fifteen-page Introduction serves as a general history of New York Philharmonic recordings, discussing issues such as the importance of recordings, the orchestra's relationships with various recording companies, the venues used, recordings of interest which were not made (and why they were not), and the record-labeling systems used by Columbia/CBS/Sony, the Philharmonic's long-term business partner. The entries are presented in chronological order of recording sessions and contain important details such as music played, performers, session dates and venues, recording companies and producers, first release dates, and all issues of the recording, including 78- and 45-rpm discs, Long-Playing records, and Compact Discs. Three appendixes catalog the entries by composer, conductor, and soloists respectively, referring the reader to the appropriate entry in the main listing. Two additional appendixes further illustrate the New York Philharmonic's history, one by describing the 78-rpm records made for class use by Ginn and Company during the mid-1920s, the other listing the twenty-five 'Young People's Concerts,' written and conducted by Leonard Bernstein and broadcast worldwide on television from 1958 to 1970, now available on VHS and DVD.