Conductors on Composers

by John L. Holmes

A lively commentary by 123 important conductors of the past and present on the music they perform, this work discloses fascinating insights on much of our classical concert and recorded repertoire. It reveals different approaches of these interpreters of great music and also sometimes surprising prejudices and enthusiasms. The material comes from hundreds of sources, mainly conductors' autobiographies and their critical writings, interviews with conductors,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313277273
• ISBN13: 9780313277276
• Release Date: July 1993
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"