Toscanini in Britain / Christopher Dyment.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dyment, Christopher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Toscanini, Arturo, 1867-1957--Criticism and interpretation.

Toscanini, Arturo.

Toscanini, Arturo, 1867-1957--Influence.

Toscanini, Arturo, 1867-1957.

Music--England--20th century--History and criticism.

Music.

Criticism and interpretation.

England.

Physical Description:

xxv, 372 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, portraits ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Woodbridge, England ; Rochester, NY : Boydell Press, 2012.

Summary:

'Dyment provides a panoramic view of the conditions of musical life in London during the first half of the twentieth century and a specific investigation of the efforts made by various musical organizations to secure the services of the most celebrated conductor of the day... He analyses, authoritatively and in depth, the evolution of Toscanini's interpretative style.

This book ought to be obligatory reading for anyone interested in Toscanini, in British musical life between 1900 and the early 1950s, and in the history of orchestral performance and recording.' Book jacket.

Contents:

Annex A. Discography of EMI recordings 1935-51

Annex B. The concerts 1930-1952: programmes and recordings

Annex C: Brahms and Toscanini : an historical excursus

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [351]-357).

ISBN:

9781843837893

1843837897

OCLC:

783154168