Music as Alchemy: Journeys with Great Conductors and Their Orchestras

By Tom Service

Book Overview

How are conductors' silent gestures magicked into sound by a group of more than a hundred brilliant but belligerent musicians? The mute choreography of great conductors has fascinated and frustrated... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 057124047X
• ISBN13: 9780571240470
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.7" x 1.0" x 5.6"