Understanding Toscanini
Horowitz, Joseph, 1948-1994
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Combining biography with musical criticism, this study reveals why Arturo Toscanini became the object of unparalleled veneration as a classical conductor in the USA. It explores the cultural and commercial mechanisms that fostered the Toscanini cult and created a new audience for classical music.
Main title:
Understanding Toscanini / Joseph Horowitz.
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Imprint:
London : Faber, 1987 (1994 [printing])
Collation:
x,492p.,[24]p. of plates : ill., facsims.,ports. ; 22cm.
Notes:
Includes index.
ISBN:
9780571171477 (pbk)
Language:
English
BRN:
446167