The Conductor Spreads His Wings (1930–38)

In the spring of 1927, George Szell was on the staff of the Berlin State Opera and beginning his tenure as professor at the Hochschule für Musik. At the same time, an American orchestra, the St. Louis Symphony, was searching for a new conductor. By the time Szell became a leading candidate in that s...

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Published inGeorge Szell p. 23
Main Author Charry, Michael
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published United States University of Illinois Press 27.05.2011
Subjects
Art music
Arts
Concertos
Conducting
High culture
Instrumental music
Music
Music ensembles
Music theory
Musical forms
Musical performance
Musical theater
Opera
Orchestral music
Orchestras
Overtures
Performing arts
Rehearsal
Solos
Symphonies
Theater
Theater history
Theatrical genres
Western art music
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Summary:In the spring of 1927, George Szell was on the staff of the Berlin State Opera and beginning his tenure as professor at the Hochschule für Musik. At the same time, an American orchestra, the St. Louis Symphony, was searching for a new conductor. By the time Szell became a leading candidate in that search, he had become musical head of the German Opera House in Prague. The St. Louis Symphony was looking forward to celebrating its golden jubilee fiftieth anniversary season in 1929–30, but all was not well. The orchestra faced artistic and financial crises. It was in
ISBN:0252036166
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