Music for a city, music for the world : 100 years with the San Francisco Symphony / Larry Rothe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rothe, Larry.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

San Francisco Symphony Orchestra--History.

San Francisco Symphony Orchestra.

Orchestra--California--San Francisco--History.

Orchestra.

History.

California--San Francisco.

Physical Description:

271 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 32 cm

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : Chronicle Books, [2011]

Summary:

Lovingly prepared and elegantly designed and produced, this volume (9.5x12") celebrates the orchestra's centennial in text and photos. The narrative is fun and engaging, beginning with description of "civilization's frontier" in the early years of the 20th century and the details of what it took to build an orchestra there. The chapters are sequenced chronologically, organized around each conductor's tenure, with the final chapter addressing the present and the future. Rothe has been editor of the San Francisco Symphony's program book for many years, among other writing activities. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Introduction

Preliminaries : on civilization's frontier

A quick-start guide to making an orchestra : the Henry Hadley years (1911-1915)

Personal struggles and musical triumphs : the Alfred Hertz years (1915-1930)

Crisis and rescue : the Basil Cameron/Issay Dobrowen years (1930-1935)

San Francisco's favorite sport : the Pierre Monteux years (1935-1952)

An enigma and a tragedy : the Enrique Jordá years (1954-1963)

Musical body-building : the Josef Krips years (1963-1970)

A new kind of glamour : the Seiji Ozawa years (1970-1977)

A West Coast success story : the Edo de Waart years (1977-1985)

Mandate for change : the Herbert Blomstedt years (1985-1995)

On the future's frontier : the Michael Tilson Thomas years (1995-present).

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780811876001

0811876004

OCLC:

683247829