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George Szell: A Life of Music

Autor Michael Charry
en Limba Engleză Hardback – iun 2011
This book is the first full biography of George Szell, one of the greatest orchestra and opera conductors of the twentieth century. From child prodigy pianist and composer to world-renowned conductor, Szell's career spanned seven decades, and he led most of the great orchestras and opera companies of the world, including the New York Philharmonic, the NBC and Chicago Symphonies, the Berlin Philharmonic, the Vienna Philharmonic and Opera, and the Concertgebouw Orchestra. A protégé of composer-conductor Richard Strauss at the Berlin State Opera, his crowning achievement was his twenty-four-year tenure as musical director of the Cleveland Orchestra, transforming it into one of the world's greatest ensembles, touring triumphantly in the United States, Europe, the Soviet Union, South Korea, and Japan.
 
Michael Charry, a conductor who worked with Szell and interviewed him, his family, and his associates over several decades, draws on this first-hand material and correspondence, orchestra records, reviews, and other archival sources to construct a lively and balanced portrait of Szell's life and work from his birth in 1897 in Budapest to his death in 1970 in Cleveland.
 
Readers will follow Szell from his career in Europe, Great Britain, and Australia to his guest conducting at the New York Philharmonic and his distinguished tenure at the Metropolitan Opera and Cleveland Orchestra. Charry details Szell's personal and musical qualities, his recordings and broadcast concerts, his approach to the great works of the orchestral repertoire, and his famous orchestrational changes and interpretation of the symphonies of Robert Schumann. The book also lists Szell's conducting repertoire and includes a comprehensive discography.
 
In highlighting Szell's legacy as a teacher and mentor as well as his contributions to orchestral and opera history, this biography will be of lasting interest to concert-goers, music lovers, conductors, musicians inspired by Szell's many great performances, and new generations who will come to know those performances through Szell's recorded legacy.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780252036163
ISBN-10: 0252036166
Pagini: 464
Ilustrații: 34 black and white photographs
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 38 mm
Greutate: 0.88 kg
Ediția:1st Edition
Editura: University of Illinois Press
Colecția University of Illinois Press

Recenzii

Received the Best Historical Research in Recorded Classical Music Award from the Association for Recorded Sound Collection (ARSC), 2012.

"Reading this book would serve as a manual of music appreciation.  Charry's tribute reflects the scope and brilliance of Szell's career, in the careful detailing of his performances and music critics' opinions of them."--Ohioana Quarterly

"A discerning and highly informed new biography.  Charry makes a convincing case for admiring his subject's skill in musical matters without concealing Szell's many personality flaws."--Forward

"Charry not only gives us invaluable insights into his leadership style and musical tastes ... but details some of the financial and political issues facing the orchestra during that era. . . . Perhaps the book’s greatest value lies in humanizing a man whom many have come to see as a humorless (or perhaps joyless) martinet."SymphonyNow

"A magnificent achievement. I was especially impressed by Mr. Charry's skill in conveying a deep admiration for his subject without falling into the trap of fawning or idol-worshipping--a quality seldom encountered in biographies of great conductors."--Stephen C. Hillyer, past president of the Fritz Reiner Society

"A fine biography of one of the 20th century's greatest classical conductors.  This thorough biography of one of the most important figures on the American classical scene in the post-World War II era is a valuable contribution to the literature on classical music."--Library Journal
"Charry’s achievement is unlikely to be surpassed for a long time, if ever, and the reader will come away with a real depth of insight into this towering, complex figure, which can only enhance our appreciation of his extraordinary accomplishment and artistic legacy."--Fanfare
"Charry examines Szell's personal life in greater detail than has been afforded before, with a trove of previously unpublished letters. . . . Straightforward and erudite."--The Wall Street Journal
"Musicians, concertgoers, and general readers will be captivated by the author's behind-the-scenes look at what goes into shaping a world-class orchestra."--The Washington Times

"An excellent job of chronicling the everyday life of professional musicians."--HuffingtonPost.com

"Given the conductor's close identification with a symphonic orchestra, the extent of Szell's operatic experience may come as a surprise to some readers. Charry has done excellent work in illuminating this overshadowed facet of Szell's career."--Opera News

"A lively and balanced portrait of Szell's life and work."--Opera America

"Very well written and will surely appeal to anyone with an interest in George Szell."--American Record Guide

"There is surely no one more qualified than Michael Charry to write Szell's biography."--Musical Opinion

Notă biografică

Michael Charry has conducted widely in the United States and internationally. He earned BS and MS degrees in Orchestral Conducting from the Julliard School of Music in the class of Jean Morel. His other conducting teachers were Pierre Monteux, at his school for conductors in Hancock, Maine; and Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, on a Fulbright Scholarship in Hamburg, Germany. He was a member of the conducting staff of the Cleveland Orchestra for nine years under George Szell and for two years after Szell's death. On the faculty of Mannes College The New School for Music since 1988, he is a former director of the Mannes Orchestra.

Cuprins

Preface   ix
Acknowledgments   xv
Abbreviations   xix
Chronology   xxi

Introduction   1
1. The New Mozart (1897-1929)   3
2. The Conductor Spreads His Wings (1930-38)   23
3. Musical Pioneering in Australia (1938, 1939)   42
4. New World, New Beginnings (1939-46)   56
5. Cleveland: Contest and Commitment (1942-47)   78
6. Szell, the Orchestra Builder (1947-54)   105
7. George Szell and Rudolf Bing (1953-54)   141
8. Keeping the Promise: "Second to None" (1954-57)   149
9. The Golden Years (1957-65)   172
10. The Cleveland Orchestra in the World (1965-68)   223
11. Summers at Home   254
12. Finale: Cleveland, Japan, Korea, Anchorage, Cleveland (1968-70)   270
Epilogue   289
In Szell's Words   291

Appendix A. "On the 150th Anniversary of Schumann's Birth," by George Szell   295
Appendix B. Staff and Kulas Foundation Conductors under George Szell   299
Appendix C. Apprentice Conductor Qualifications   301
Appendix D. 1957 European Tour Repertoire   303
Appendix E. 1965 European Tour Repertoire   305
Appendix F. Szell's Repertoire   307
Discography   331
Notes   355
Bibliography   397
Index   399

Illustrations follow page 104