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Author:   George Jellinek
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.336kg
ISBN:  

9780786428236

ISBN 10:   0786428236
Pages:   251
Publication Date:   14 March 2007
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments      1. Prologue      2. Childhood      3. School Years      4. Hastened Maturity      5. The Royal Hungarian Opera House      6. Farewell to Europe      7. At Sea      8. Havana (1939–1941)      9. First Year in the USA      10. The U.S. Army—Stateside      11. Camp Ritchie and Fort Benning: Two Important Landmarks      12. England, France—And Some Opera      13. The End of the Third Reich      14. Salzburg, and My Moment in History      15. Back to Hungary      16. Homecoming      17. Civilian Life and Musical Beginnings      18. Copyrights, Country Music—and Callas      19. Music in the Background      20. Early Radio Days      21. Beginnings of The Vocal Scene      22. The Workaholic Years      23. Matters of the Heart      24. A Pseudo-retirement      25. Years of Travel      26. Writing a Book—Slowly      27. Memorable Vocal Scene Moments      28. Closing the Cycle      Epilogue      Index     

Reviews

George Jellinek's knowledge about music and especially about singing is so vast, it leaves one open-mouthed with amazement --Samuel Ramey, bass-baritone; what a great book...[Jellinek] gave us some of the greatest vocal listening on radio for so many years --Marilyn Horne, mezzosoprano; one of the great treasures of radio broadcasting. Jellinek wonderfully dealt with the lives of the great vocal artists who appeared on his program in rare recordings --Janet Malcolm, The New Yorker; gives us a glimpse into the life of this extraordinary man --Renee Fleming, soprano.

George Jellinek's knowledge about music and especially about singing is so vast, it leaves one open-mouthed with amazement --Samuel Ramey, bass-baritone; what a great book...[Jellinek] gave us some of the greatest vocal listening on radio for so many years --Marilyn Horne, mezzosoprano; one of the great treasures of radio broadcasting. Jellinek wonderfully dealt with the lives of the great vocal artists who appeared on his program in rare recordings --Janet Malcolm, The New Yorker; gives us a glimpse into the life of this extraordinary man --Ren e Fleming, soprano.

"""George Jellinek's knowledge about music and especially about singing is so vast, it leaves one open-mouthed with amazement""--Samuel Ramey, bass-baritone; ""what a great book...[Jellinek] gave us some of the greatest vocal listening on radio for so many years""--Marilyn Horne, mezzosoprano; ""one of the great treasures of radio broadcasting. Jellinek wonderfully dealt with the lives of the great vocal artists who appeared on his program in rare recordings""--Janet Malcolm, The New Yorker; ""gives us a glimpse into the life of this extraordinary man""--Renée Fleming, soprano."

"""George Jellinek's knowledge about music and especially about singing is so vast, it leaves one open-mouthed with amazement""--Samuel Ramey, bass-baritone; ""what a great book...[Jellinek] gave us some of the greatest vocal listening on radio for so many years""--Marilyn Horne, mezzosoprano; ""one of the great treasures of radio broadcasting. Jellinek wonderfully dealt with the lives of the great vocal artists who appeared on his program in rare recordings""--Janet Malcolm, The New Yorker; ""gives us a glimpse into the life of this extraordinary man""--Ren�e Fleming, soprano."

Author Information

George Jellinek is music director emeritus of Radio Station WQXR, owned by The New York Times. He lives in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York.

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