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The Philadelphia Orchestra : a century of music

Title
The Philadelphia Orchestra : a century of music / John Ardoin, editor.
Publication
Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 1999.

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Additional Authors
  • Ardoin, John.
  • Philadelphia Orchestra Association.
  • Philadelphia Orchestra.
Description
256 pages : illustrations; 32 cm
Subjects
Note
  • "This book was commissioned by the Philadelphia Orchestra Association as part of the Orchestra's Centennial Celebration."
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes discography (p. 233-247), bibliographical references (p. 249), and index.
Contents
Prelude / Wolfgang Sawallisch -- Preface / John Ardoin -- 1. The Beginnings / Ronald L. Davis -- 2. The Stokowski Era / Joseph Horowitz -- 3. The Living Legacy / Richard Freed -- 4. The Ormandy Era / Herbert Kupferberg -- 5. On the Road / Peter G. Davis -- 6. Building Audiences / Diana Burgwyn -- 7. The Muti Era / Matthew Gurewitsch -- 8. Supporting the Orchestra / Louis Hood -- 9. The Musicians / Daniel Webster -- 10. Guests in the House / Tim Page -- 11. The Sawallisch Era / Barrymore Laurence Scherer -- 12. The Second Century / Christopher Gibbs -- App. Orchestra Members -- App. World and U.S. Premieres.
ISBN
156639712X (cloth : alk. paper)
LCCN
99010969
OCLC
ocm40755240
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries