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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Gregor TassiePublisher: Scarecrow Press Imprint: Scarecrow Press Dimensions: Width: 16.30cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 23.90cm Weight: 0.726kg ISBN: 9780810869745ISBN 10: 0810869748 Pages: 384 Publication Date: 29 December 2009 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsGregor Tassie's new biography contains some anecdotes pertaining to Kondrashin's Bolshoi years (1943-56) that will be of interest to operaphiles...The volume contains a useful chronology and an admirably thorough...discography. Opera News [Kondrashin's] life is fleshed out and told in excellent fashion by this well-documented biographical study. ... The result is a study which commemorates a great conductor excellently. ...The Bibliography and Discography are fascinating and appear to be reliable. All in all, this is a book eminently worthy of its subject. Musical Opinion Gregor Tassie's meticulously detailed account of Kondrashin's career suggests an ambitious, talented musician who managed to carve a successful career with great skill and judgement in a political environment where just one false move could have easily led to disastrous consequences. Classic Record Collector Gregor Tassie's new biography contains some anecdotes pertaining to Kondrashin's Bolshoi years (1943--56) that will be of interest to operaphiles...The volume contains a useful chronology and an admirably thorough...discography. Opera News [Kondrashin's] life is fleshed out and told in excellent fashion by this well-documented biographical study. ! The result is a study which commemorates a great conductor excellently. !The Bibliography and Discography are fascinating and appear to be reliable. All in all, this is a book eminently worthy of its subject. Musical Opinion Gregor Tassie's meticulously detailed account of Kondrashin's career suggests an ambitious, talented musician who managed to carve a successful career with great skill and judgement in a political environment where just one false move could have easily led to disastrous consequences. Classic Record Collector Gregor Tassie's new biography contains some anecdotes pertaining to Kondrashin's Bolshoi years (1943-56) that will be of interest to operaphiles....The volume contains a useful chronology and an admirably thorough...discography. * Opera News * [Kondrashin's] life is fleshed out and told in excellent fashion by this well-documented biographical study. ... The result is a study which commemorates a great conductor excellently. ...The Bibliography and Discography are fascinating and appear to be reliable. All in all, this is a book eminently worthy of its subject. * Musical Opinion * Gregor Tassie's meticulously detailed account of Kondrashin's career suggests an ambitious, talented musician who managed to carve a successful career with great skill and judgement in a political environment where just one false move could have easily led to disastrous consequences. * Classical Recordings Quarterly * Author InformationGregor Tassie has written for magazines such as Gramophone, Musical Opinion, and Classical Record Collector. He is the author of Yevgeny Mravinsky: The Noble Conductor (Scarecrow, 2005). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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