Toscanini: Musician of Conscience (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781631494901)

Harvey Sachs's "monumental" (Alex Ross) biography recounts the sixty-eight-year career of conductor Arturo Toscanini (1867-1957), an artist celebrated for his fierce dedication, photographic memory, explosive temper, impassioned performances, and uncompromising work ethic. Toscanini collaborated with Verdi, Puccini, Debussy, and Richard Strauss; undertook major reforms at La Scala and the Metropolitan Opera; and eventually pioneered the radio and television broadcasts of the NBC Symphony. His monumental achievements inspired generations, while his opposition to Nazism and fascism made him a model for artists of conscience. In this "persuasive and compelling" new biography, Sachs illuminates the "crucial--the central--role Toscanini played in our musical culture for well over 60 years" (New York Times Book Review). Set against the roiling currents of twentieth-century Europe and the Americas, Toscanini is a "necessary" portrait of this "complex, flawed, but noble human being and towering artist" (Wall Street Journal) whose peerless influence reverberates today.

Author: Harvey Sachs
ISBN-10: 1631494902
ISBN-13: 9781631494901
Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation
Language: English
Published: 11/06/2018
Pages: 944
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.10lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.80d