A Great Song / Weigert, Ursula / (PB/2017-2017/B+/USED)

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This is the story of a boy who fell madly in love with classical music at the age of twelve, practicing enthusiastically-first his violin and later the organ. This is the chronicle of a young man who, instead of following his father's wish that he become a Seventh-day Adventist pastor, studied music. This is the biography of a young musician who earned the opportunity to conduct the world's leading symphony orchestras. This is the account of a maestro who has served the field of classical music with humility, integrity kindness, and an encyclopedic knowledge of the classical music repertoire. Finally, it is the celebration of a world-class conductor who is also an exceptional person, loved and respected by concertgoers and musicians worldwide. Book jacket.

CONTENTS; My life--A Great Song; A Cosmopolitan Childhood; The Foundations Are Laid; A Very Special yet Normal Family; Finally a Conductor! First Appointments in Scandinavia; Stockholm--a "Home Game"; The Summer Courses i Loma Linda; "It Was a Give-and-Take: At the Staatskapelle Dresden; Reencounter With the New World: The Time i San Francisco; Interlude in Hamburg; The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra: "I Couldn't Say No"; Around the World as Honorary and Guest Conductor; Contributions by Herbert Blomstedt; What I Learned From My Teachers--Esteemed Role Models; What I Learned From My Orchestras; Why I am a Christian; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C;

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