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Find more info., search and price compare for Musical Heroes: A Personal View of Music and the Musical World Over Sixty Years by Robert Ponsonby Binding: Paperback, 208 pages Publisher: Giles de la Mare Weight: 0.62 pound Dimension: H: 0.79 x L: 8.35 x W: 5.43 inches ISBN 10: 1900357291 ISBN 13: 9781900357296 Click here to search for this book and compare price at 40+ bookstores with AddALL.com! If you cannot find this book in our new and in print search, be sure to try our used and out of print search too! |
Book Description: Robert Ponsonby has been at the center of the music world for some 60 years, and this engaging volume is a distillation of his experiences, achievements, and friendships in that world. With its deft touch and its empathy, it is captivating, inspiring, and full of humor. Portraits of more than 50 individuals—including conductors, composers, performers, and administrators—that have helped shaped classical music in the 20th century are provided, among them Boult, Beecham, Giulini, Pritchard, Kubelik, Boulez, Walton, Tippett, Berio, Ligeti,Henze, Menuhin, Sena Jurinac, Rostropovich, Jacqueline du Pré, John Ogdon, William Glock, John Drummond, Thomas Armstrong, and Robert Mayer. Perfect for established and amateurs listeners alike, this is an expansive insider’s look at contemporary classical music. |
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