Maestros And Their Music
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Maestros And Their Music by John Mauceri
John Mauceri, who has stood on podiums before storied symphonies, operas, and ballets around the world, brings a lifetime of experience to bear in this informative, brilliantly entertaining exploration of his profession. As Mauceri traces the lineage of his craft, from Felix Mendelssohn (the first to use a baton) to the present day, he shows us how conducting is itself a composition: of legacy and tradition, of techniques handed down--and more than a trace of ineffable magic. Weaving clear musical explanations together with memorable accounts of working alongside masters like Bernstein and Stokowski, Mauceri reveals how conductors approach a piece with a combination of personal interpretation, imagination, and insight into the composer's intent; what it takes to communicate solely through gesture, with sometimes hundreds of performers at once; and the occasionally glamorous, often challenging life of the itinerant maestro. Illuminating and instructive, inflected with candor, humor, and grace, Maestros and Their Music is the perfect guide to the allure and theater, passion and drudgery, rivalries and relationships of the conducting life.John Mauceri has conducted symphonies, operas, ballets, musicals, and cinema music all over the world for the past five decades, performing in some of the world's most prestigious venues and served as music director of four opera companies and three orchestras, as well as hosting television and radio programs. He has more than fifty CDs to his credit and has been honored with a Grammy, a Tony, a Billboard, two Diapasons d'Or, three Emmys, and four Deutschen Schallplattenkritik awards. Among other media, he has written for The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Times of London, and The Huffington Post. He currently resides in New York City.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781101973608 |
| ISBN 10 | 1101973609 |
| Title | Maestros And Their Music |
| Author | John Mauceri |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2018-11-06 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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