Charles Munch / D. Kern Holoman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Holoman, D. Kern, 1947-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Munch, Charles, 1891-1968.

Munch, Charles.

Conductors (Music)--Biography.

Conductors (Music).

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xxxi, 296 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, [2012]

Summary:

A mesmerizing figure in concert, Charles Munch was celebrated for his electrifying public performances. He was a pioneer in many arenas of classical music--establishing Berlioz in the canon, perfecting the orchestral work of Debussy and Ravel, and leading the world to Roussel, Honegger, and Dutilleux. This is the first full biography of a giant of twentieth-century music, tracing his dramatic survival in occupied Paris, his triumphant arrival at the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and his later years, when he was a leading cultural figure in the United States, a man known and admired by Presidents Truman, Eisenhower, and Kennedy.

Contents:

1 Strasbourg, Paris, Leipzig: September 1891-October 1932 3

2 Paris: November 1932-May 1938 29

3 The Société des Concerts: June 1938-May 1945 49

4 Leaving France: June 1945-September 1949 73

5 Winning Boston: October 1949-June 1951 91

6 Boston after Koussevitzky: July 1951-July 1956 117

7 The Iron Curtain and Beyond: August 1956-August 1958 146

8 Shifting Perspectives in Boston: September 1958-April 1962 165

9 Paris, Again: May 1962-August 1966 19191

10 The Orchestre de Paris: September 1966-November 1968 211

11 An Eternal Smile 227.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780199772704

0199772703

OCLC:

699379440