Summers at Home

Szell had firsthand experience with the summer activities of many American orchestras. In the 1940s, he conducted the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl, the Chicago Symphony at the Ravinia Festival, and the Philadelphia Orchestra at the Robin Hood Dell. In 1943 and 1945, he conducted th...

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Published inGeorge Szell p. 254
Main Author Charry, Michael
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published United States University of Illinois Press 27.05.2011
Subjects
Aesthetics
Anthropology
Applied aesthetics
Applied anthropology
Applied arts
Architectural design
Architecture
Art music
Arts
Atmospheric sciences
Axiology
Ballet music
Behavioral sciences
Climatology
Cultural anthropology
Cultural customs
Environmental studies
Festivals
High culture
Instrumental music
Music
Music ensembles
Music festivals
Musical aesthetics
Musical performance
Orchestral music
Orchestras
Performing arts
Philosophy
Seasons
Summer
Symphonies
Western art music
Winter
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Summary:Szell had firsthand experience with the summer activities of many American orchestras. In the 1940s, he conducted the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl, the Chicago Symphony at the Ravinia Festival, and the Philadelphia Orchestra at the Robin Hood Dell. In 1943 and 1945, he conducted the New York Philharmonic in the first and third of its three wartime summer seasons at Carnegie Hall. And later he conducted in at least one summer season at the Lewisohn Stadium.¹ He never conducted the Boston Symphony at Tanglewood, but knew of Koussevitzky’s brainchild in the Berkshires.² When he took charge of
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