{"product_id":"toscanini-harvey-sachs-9781631494901","title":"Toscanini: Musician of Conscience","description":"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\" (\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e). 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\" (\u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e) whose peerless influence reverberates today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvey Sachs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1631494902\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781631494901\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Liveright Publishing Corporation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/06\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 944\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.80d","brand":"Harvey Sachs","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43939443998975,"sku":"9781631494901","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_2a14d6e3-91f9-4ce3-a222-4c01557857f8.jpg?v=1681441526","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/toscanini-harvey-sachs-9781631494901","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}