Life in Music

Name: Life in Music
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ISBN: 9781611457315

ISBN-10: 1611457319

ISBN-13: 9781611457315

Edition: 2013

Authors: Daniel Barenboim

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A Life in Music reviews five decades of the rich and uniquely varied musical life of Daniel Barenboim. A child prodigy as a pianist and a virtuoso conductor of symphonies and opera, he has known and worked with many of the most distinguished and exciting musicians of the 20th century, not least his own wife Jacqueline du Pré. With memories of music heard and performed, and thoughtful examinations of global influences and professional inspiration, A Life in Music offers a profound window to the mind of one of the twentieth century’s greatest musicians. In this definitive edition, Barenboim discusses his work in Bayreuth, where he has been the most important artistic influence on the annual…

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List price: $16.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/1/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 280
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English

Daniel Barenboim made his debut as a conductor with the New Philharmonic Orchestra in London in 1967 and was Music Director of the Orchestre de Paris from 1975 to 1989. In 1991 he was named Music Director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and, in 1992, General Music Director of the Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin. He has been associated with the Bayreuth Festival since 1981. He lives in Germany.