Christopher Dyment: 2 books
Conducting the Brahms Symphonies
From Brahms to Boult
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2016
How did Brahms conduct his four symphonies? What did he want from other conductors when they performed these works, and to which among them did he give his approval? And crucially, are there any stylistic pointers to these performances in early recordings of the symphonies made in the first half of...
by Christopher Dyment
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2012
During the 1930s Arturo Toscanini conducted many concerts broadcast by the BBC from London's Queen's Hall, where he also made some unsurpassed recordings. Drawing on newly researched material in British and American archives, Christopher Dyment reveals how the most renowned and influential conductor...