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Michael Charry has conducted widely in the U.S. and internationally. He was a member of the conducting staff of the Cleveland Orchestra for nine years under George Szell and for two years after Szell's death. He is on the faculty of Mannes College The New School for Music, in New York City, where he was head of orchestral studies and music director of the Mannes Orchestra.
List of contents
Preface ix
Acknowledgments xv
Abbreviations xix
Chronology xxi
Introduction 1
1. The New Mozart (1897-1929) 3
2. The Conductor Spreads His Wings (1930-38) 23
3. Musical Pioneering in Australia (1938, 1939) 42
4. New World, New Beginnings (1939-46) 56
5. Cleveland: Contest and Commitment (1942-47) 78
6. Szell, the Orchestra Builder (1947-54) 105
7. George Szell and Rudolf Bing (1953-54) 141
8. Keeping the Promise: "Second to None" (1954-57) 149
9. The Golden Years (1957-65) 172
10. The Cleveland Orchestra in the World (1965-68) 223
11. Summers at Home 254
12. Finale: Cleveland, Japan, Korea, Anchorage, Cleveland (1968-70) 270
Epilogue 289
In Szell's Words 291
Appendix A. "On the 150th Anniversary of Schumann's Birth," by George Szell 295
Appendix B. Staff and Kulas Foundation Conductors under George Szell 299
Appendix C. Apprentice Conductor Qualifications 301
Appendix D. 1957 European Tour Repertoire 303
Appendix E. 1965 European Tour Repertoire 305
Appendix F. Szell's Repertoire 307
Discography 331
Notes 355
Bibliography 397
Index 399
Illustrations follow page 104
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Michael Charry
Summary
A biography of George Szell, one of the greatest orchestra and opera conductors of the twentieth century. It also lists Szell's conducting repertoire and includes a comprehensive discography.