The Cambridge Companion to Conducting

Book Overview

In this wide-ranging inside view of the history and practice of conducting, analysis and advice comes directly from working conductors, including Sir Charles Mackerras on opera, Bramwell Tovey on being an Artistic Director, Martyn Brabbins on modern music, Leon Botstein on programming and Vance George on choral conducting, and from those who work closely with conductors: a leading violinist describes working as a soloist with Stokowski, Ormandy and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521527910
• ISBN13: 9780521527910
• Release Date: December 2003
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 346 Pages
• Weight: 1.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.9" x 9.6"