{"product_id":"the-composers-advocate-erich-leinsdorf-9780300028874","title":"The Composer's Advocate: A Radical Orthodoxy for Musicans","description":"\"An excellent piece of writing, exhibiting splendid communicative sensitivity and command of language, and fully representative of the remarkable mind of the author. . . . A book any musician, or any serious student or concertgoer, will find stimulating, provocative and instructive.\"\u003cbr\u003e-- Robert C. Marsh, \u003ci\u003eChicago Sun-Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Wise, detailed and valuable book. . . . Should become a set text for all performing artists.\u003cbr\u003e-- Andrew Porter, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Throughout the book, Leinsdorf displays his knowledge and wisdom with a near total lack of pretense or vanity. This work must be considered one of the most significant books on conducting ever written, ranking in importance with those of Wagner and Weingartner. Its scope, however, suggests that it should be read not only by conductors but by every practicing musician.\"\u003cbr\u003e-- Robert Johnson, \u003ci\u003eMusic Library Association Notes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Concise, witty and rewarding. . . . That Maestro Leinsdorf is an extraordinarily astute and sensitive musician is evident on every page of \u003ci\u003eThe Composer's Advocate\u003c\/i\u003e. Musicians will find his insights profound and his ideas compelling.\"\u003cbr\u003e-- Hugh Wolff, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Leinsdorf's book will be of interest to anyone curious about how music is translated from the printed page into sound.\"\u003cbr\u003e-- Harry Haskell, \u003ci\u003eThe Kansas City Star\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Erich Leinsdorf\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300028873\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300028874\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/10\/1982\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.22h x 5.10w x 0.63d","brand":"Erich Leinsdorf","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48064819331327,"sku":"9780300028874","price":28.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a58aa0ed-2dd4-44f1-aea7-8b9a2ae190d8.jpg?v=1768671239","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-composers-advocate-erich-leinsdorf-9780300028874","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}