George Szell : A Life of Music.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (465 pages)
- Music in American Life Series .
- Music in American Life Series .
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Chronology -- Introduction -- 1. The New Mozart (1897-1929) -- 2. The Conductor Spreads His Wings (1930-38) -- 3. Musical Pioneering in Australia (1938, 1939) -- 4. New World, New Beginnings (1939-46) -- 5. Cleveland: Contest and Commitment (1942-47) -- Illustrations follow page 104. -- 6. Szell, the Orchestra Builder (1947-54) -- 7. George Szell and Rudolf Bing (1953-54) -- 8. Keeping the Promise: "Second to None" (1954-57) -- 9. The Golden Years (1957-65) -- 10. The Cleveland Orchestra in the World (1965-68) -- 11. Summers at Home -- 12. Finale: Cleveland, Japan, Korea, Anchorage, Cleveland (1968-70) -- Epilogue -- In Szell's Words -- Appendix A. On the 150th Anniversary of Schumann's Birth -- Appendix B. Staff and Kulas Foundation Conductors under George Szell -- Appendix C. Apprentice Conductor Qualifications -- Appendix D. 1957 European Tour Repertoire -- Appendix E. 1965 European Tour Repertoire -- Appendix F. Szell's Repertoire -- Discography -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.