Charles Mackerras - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1843839660 ISBN 13: 9781843839668

Publisher: Boydell Press, 2015

Synopsis

Evaluating the whole of a remarkable life in music, this study of Sir Charles Mackerras (1925-2010) combines biographical chapters with essays on composers and contributions from people who worked closely with him, among them Alfred Brendel and Dame Anne Evans.

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Review:

Admirably succeeds in offering...a broad overview of the life and career of the conductor Charles Mackerras...whets one's appetite to go back to the recordings. MUSICAL TIMES

Nigel Simeone and John Tyrrell have produced an outstanding volume and to whom the many admirers of Charles Mackerras and music lovers in general will be indebted. BRIO

"Charles Mackerras" is a treasure of a book, good for dipping into. BIRMINGHAM POST

[A] very welcome and comprehensive book. AUSTRALIAN BOOK REVIEW

5 Stars BBC MUSIC

Simeone and Tyrrell have achieved a remarkable synthesis of perspectives on Mackerras that is a model of its kind. . . . Offer[s] a picture of not only one of the most influential conductors of modern times, but also of a musical culture - of what music, as a performed art, really entails. . . . This book will be invaluable for students of performance history, for aspiring conductors, and for anyone who is intrigued by the art and craft of conducting. . . . Beautifully produced and edited, with over forty illustrations. NABSMA Reviews

[An] excellent documentation of Sir Charles' long career. THE DELIAN

The Mackerras biography is a book that you will love, if you knew Charlie, either as musician or happy audience member. It will feel like meeting an old friend again. It's a book that aspiring musicians should read ... they will be inspired, directed, humbled and challenged by it. THE HERALD

About the Author:

NIGEL SIMEONE is a writer and teacher. He has published extensively on Messiaen and Janácek and recently edited The Leonard Bernstein Letters. JOHN TYRRELL is Honorary Professor of Music at Cardiff University. He has published books on Janácek and Czech opera and, with Sir Charles Mackerras, edited two Janácek operas. CONTRIBUTORS: Janet Baker, Alfred Brendel, Ales Brezina, Alex Briger, Rosenna East, Anne Evans, Nicholas Hytner, Simon Keenlyside, David Lloyd-Jones, David Mackie, Chi-chi Nwanoku, Antonio Pappano, Nigel Simeone, John Stein, Heinz Stolba, Patrick Summers, John Tyrrell, Malcolm Walker, David Whelton, Jirí Zahrádka.

About this edition

• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1843839660
• ISBN 13: 9781843839668
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 336
• Editor: Simeone Nigel, Tyrrell John