Philadelphia maestros : Ormandy, Muti, Sawallisch / Phyllis White Rodríguez-Peralta.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rodríguez-Peralta, Phyllis W.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ormandy, Eugene, 1899-1985.

Ormandy, Eugene.

Muti, Riccardo.

Sawallisch, Wolfgang, 1923-2013.

Sawallisch, Wolfgang.

Philadelphia Orchestra--History.

Philadelphia Orchestra.

Conductors (Music)--Biography.

Conductors (Music).

Genre:

Biography.

Biographies.

History.

Physical Description:

xviii, 172 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2006.

Summary:

"Over the past century, the Philadelphia Orchestra has earned its reputation as one of the finest orchestras in the world. Philadelphia Maestros tells the tale of this marvelous orchestra through the tenures of three conductors: Eugene Ormandy, Riccardo Muti, and Wolfgang Sawallisch. With their singular approaches to sound and public image, all three maestros left an indelible mark on the Orchestra, and the cultural life of the city of Philadelphia." "A lifelong fan and scholar of the Philadelphia Orchestra, Phyllis Rodriguez-Peralta paints intimate portraits of the conductors using archival material and interviews with musicians, including pianists Gary Graffman and Lang Lang, and violinist Sarah Chang."--Jacket.

Contents:

Eugene Ormandy

Riccardo Muti

Wolfgang Sawallisch

Voices from the music world : Gary Graffman, Lang Lang, Sarah Chang.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-162) and index.

ISBN:

1592134874

9781592134878

OCLC:

61758748