Charles Munch
Author | : D. Kern Holoman |
Publisher | : OUP USA |
Total Pages | : 345 |
Release | : 2012-01-19 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199772704 |
ISBN-13 | : 0199772703 |
Rating | : 4/5 (04 Downloads) |
Download or read book Charles Munch written by D. Kern Holoman and published by OUP USA. This book was released on 2012-01-19 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Charles Munch, D. Kern Holoman provides the first full biography of this giant of twentieth-century music, tracing his dramatic survival in occupied Paris, his triumphant arrival at the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and his later years, when he was a leading cultural figure in the United States, a man known and admired by Presidents Truman, Eisenhower, and Kennedy.