ISBN: 9781886228245 - the cleveland orchestra story: "second to none" (10 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Good. 1st. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Gray & Company, Publishers September 2000 Binding: Hardcover.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. RARE SIGNED COPY SIGNED BY AUTHOR ON TITLE PAGE SOLID CLEAN BRIGHT AND UNMARKED FULL NUMBER LINE STATED FIRST THE FIRST HISTORY ON THE ORCHESTRA IN 30 YEARS THE STORY OF A GREAT ORCHESTRA AND ITS HISTORY IN A RATHER SMALL MARKET BOUND IN BLACK WITH BROWN BOARDS PERFECT GOLD LETTERING TO SPINE IN A BRIGHT COMPLETE UNCLIPPED JACKET ORIGINAL PRICE 40.00 A GREAT COPY " SECOND TO NONE ". N/A (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).…

Hardback. Zustand: Fair. One of the very best books ever written about a symphony orchestra. -- Tim Page, 1997 recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism for his writings on music for the Washington Post.How did a late-blooming midwestern orchestra rise amid gritty Big Industry to become a titan in the world of Big Art? This groundbreaking book tells the complete story of the people and events that shaped the Cleveland Orchestra into a classical music legend. It's a story of indomitable founders like iron-willed impresario Adella Prentiss Hughes (the first woman to manage a symphony orchestra) and shrewd, wealthy patrons like industrialist John L. Severance. Of dedicated musicians and driven conductors--like colorful Artur Rodzinski (who packed a loaded pistol during every performance) and authoritarian genius George Szell, who drilled into his orchestra the awesome precision for which it is still renowned (and who even told his players how to dress and the cleaning ladies at Severance Hall what brand of toilet paper to stock). These musicians, maestros, managers, and patrons fought relentlessly to earn and maintain a reputation for near-perfect performance--in a true virtuoso performance.Donald Rosenberg taps the most authoritative sources and tells a complex, sweeping success story in very human terms, with an eye for its telling details and a feel for its true drama. Told with plenty of anecdotes and intriguing behind-the-scenes details.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good with very good dust jacket. Dust jacket is bumped along top and bottom edges and corners. 700 pages with index, bibliography, and discography plus 103 photographs.

Zustand: Very Good. First edition. Hardback. Very good indeed in very good, lightly used dust jacket.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 700 pages. 9.25x6.50x1.75 inches. In Stock.