A Portrait in Four Movements: The Chicago Symphony Under Barenboim, Boulez, Haitink, and Muti

by Andrew Patner

Book Overview

"Playing in an orchestra in an intelligent way is the best school for democracy."--Daniel Barenboim

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra has been led by a storied group of conductors. And from 1994 to 2015, through the best work of Daniel Barenboim, Pierre Boulez, Bernard Haitink, and Riccardo Muti, Andrew Patner was right there. As a classical music critic for the Chicago Sun-Times and WFMT radio, Patner was able to trace the arc of the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022660991X
• ISBN13: 9780226609911
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"