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1	Remarkable Farkle McBride more books like this by John Lithgow, C F Payne (Illustrator) add to wishlist In the first children's book by the actor John Lithgow, poor Farkle McBride wants to make music, but he goes from one instrument to another without finding any of them very exciting. Farkle is driving his parents crazy, but they live in hope that he'll find a musical instrument he'll love. Soon something remarkable happens to Farkle, and he ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.75! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Maestro Myth: Great Conductors in Pursuit of Power more books like this by Norman Lebrecht add to wishlist This book debunks today's largely uncritical view of the conductor's role, taking to task the over-paid, over-praised and self-inflated men and women who have mounted the conductor's podium since the turn of the century. Few top conductors escape unscathed: Lebrecht is tireless in his exposure of Machiavellian shennanigans, professional rivalry, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $53.45! \| first editions
3	A smattering of ignorance. more books like this by Oscar Levant add to wishlist see all copies from $6.24! first editions
4	Taste of Honey more books like this by Eileen Goudge add to wishlist This companion to STRANGER IN PARADISE, once again takes readers to the town of Carson Springs. Here Gerry Fitzgerald is about to have a run-in with her past--in the form of the daughter she gave up for adoption 28 years ago. That daughter, a successful attorney named Claire Brewster, traveled to Carson Springs in search of her birth mother but ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.39! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Understanding Toscanini more books like this by Joseph Horowitz add to wishlist Combining biography with musical criticism, this study reveals why Arturo Toscanini became the object of unparalleled veneration as a classical conductor in the USA. It explores the cultural and commercial mechanisms that fostered the Toscanini cult and created a new audience for classical music. see all copies from $3.14! new only from $4.62! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	Tender is Levine more books like this by Andrew Bergman add to wishlist When maestro Arturo Toscanini is kidnapped, private detective Jack Levine travels from New York to Cuba to track him down. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
7	Appassionata more books like this by Jilly Cooper add to wishlist Known as L'Appassionata, her real name was Abigail Rosen and she was the sexiest, most flamboyant violinist on the music scene. She was also the loneliest girl in the world. When a suicide attempt destroyed her career as a violinist, Abby was determined to conquer the conductor's rostrum. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.93! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Simon Rattle: From Birmingham to Berlin more books like this by Nicholas Kenyon add to wishlist The most brilliant British conductor of his generation, Simon Rattle has brought thrilling music-making to audiences around the world. Still in his mid-forties, Rattle becomes Music Director of the Berlin Philharmonic in 2002. What is the secret of his success, which has propelled him from being a Liverpool schoolboy with a fierce enthusiasm for ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
9	Daniel Barenboim: A Life in Music more books like this by Daniel Barenboim, Michael Lewin (Editor) add to wishlist Daniel Barenboim's 1991 memoir, revised and expanded here, avoids the personal and concentrates instead on music, musicians, and the impact of his Jewish identity on his music. see all copies from $5.82! new only from $58.00! \| first editions
10	Things They Didn't Teach Me in Worship Leading School more books like this by Tom Kraeuter (Compiled by) add to wishlist "Tom Kraeuter is one of the most prolific authors and teachers on the contemporary worship scene today. His books are available worldwide in multiple languages. Tom's biblical, practical teaching transcends denominational lines. Nearly 20,000 people have attended his worship seminars, retreats, and conferences in churches all across North America. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.18!
11	The Letters of Arturo Toscanini more books like this by Harvey Sachs (Editor), Arturo Toscanini add to wishlist Toscanini's biographer now collects the great conductor's letters, which reveal his thoughts not only about music and his efforts to expand the repertoire and improve performance standards, but also about his many erotic encounters. He can also be amusingly acerbic about his colleagues, and was one of the first to speak out against the immorality ... see all copies from $2.49! new only from $9.99! \| first editions
12	Simon Rattle: The Making of a Conductor more books like this by Nicholas Kenyon add to wishlist see all copies from $3.97! new only from $16.90! \| first editions
13	The Great Conductors more books like this by Harold C. Schonberg add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	The Armchair Conductor: How to Lead a Symphony Orchestra in the Privacy of Your Own Home more books like this by Dan Carlinsky, Ed Goodgold add to wishlist Provides a crash course in conducting, showing would-be conductors: how to stop and start an orchestra, and what to do in-between; what to do if you mess up; why conducting is good for your health; what to do if you lose your baton; and how to pronounce Mstislav Rostropovich. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $27.44!
15 view cover	The Robert Shaw Reader more books like this by Robert Shaw, Robert Blocker, Dean (Editor) add to wishlist Robert Shaw is considered to be the most influential choral conductor in American history. This is the first collection of his letters and notes about music ever published - at another time, it is the book Shaw would have written himself. The letters are an invigorating mix of music history and analysis, philosophy, inspiration, and practical ... see all copies from $37.25! new only from $37.25! \| SVS
16 view cover	Trial of Strength: Wilhelm Furtwangler in the Third Reich more books like this by Fred K Prieberg, Christopher Dolan (Translator) add to wishlist When the great conductor Wilhelm Furtwangler (1886-1954) decided to remain in Germany under the Third Reich, he was widely and bitterly condemned as a Nazi collaborator who gave cultural and moral credibility to Hitler's regime. Although Furtwangler was exonerated at a de-nazification trial in 1947, his reputation as a Nazi sympathizer continued ... see all copies from $56.79!
17	The Orchestra Speaks more books like this by Bernard Shore add to wishlist see all copies from $11.99! first editions
18	Of music and music-making more books like this by Bruno Walter add to wishlist see all copies from $20.00! first editions
19 view cover	Sarah Caldwell: The First Woman of Opera more books like this by Daniel Kessler add to wishlist Offers a biography of the musician, conductor, and director Sarah Caldwell, the first woman to conduct at the Metropolitan Opera. see all copies from $40.04! new only from $40.04! \| SVS
20	Notes of seven decades more books like this by Antal Dorati add to wishlist see all copies from $10.00! first editions
21 view cover	The Devil's Music Master: The Controversial Life and Career of Wilhelm Furtwangler more books like this by Sam H Shirakawa add to wishlist Wilhelm Furtwaengler was one of the most the dominant figures in Central European music between the wars, enjoying spells as conductor of the Berlin and Vienna Philharmonics and the Berlin Opera House. However, his decision to live and work in Nazi Germany has clouded his achievement, and he was branded a collaborator, despite the fact that he ... see all copies from $5.50! new only from $197.14! \| first editions
22 view cover	I Got the Show Right Here: The Amazing True Story of How an Obscure Brooklyn Horn Player Became the Last Great Broadway Showman more books like this by Cy Feuer, Ken Gross add to wishlist Along with his partner, Ernie Martin, Cy Feuer produced an amazing number of successful Broadway musicals, among them SILK STOCKINGS, CAN-CAN, LITTLE ME, CABARET, GUYS AND DOLLS, and HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING. Here Feuer writes his memoirs, beginning with his Brooklyn boyhood and his scholarship to Juilliard and ending when ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
23	Maestro: Encounters with Conductors of Today more books like this by Helena Matheopoulos add to wishlist see all copies from $4.94! first editions
24 view cover	Memoirs more books like this by Sir Georg Solti add to wishlist By turns touching and amusing, this memoir of the world-famous orchestral conductor recalls his encounters with such luminaries as Strauss, Stravinsky, Toscanini, Walter, Furtwangler, Klemperer, Nilsson and Domingo. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.37! \| first editions
25 view cover	The Furtwangler Record more books like this by John Ardoin add to wishlist Wilhelm Furtwangler, an idolized figures in music during the 1920's and 1930's, disliked recordings. Among conductors he has had followers but hardly what could be called "disciples", for he founded no school and produced no students. see all copies from $30.00! first editions

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