Great Song, A / 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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