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Book Description: Scribner and Welford, Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A., 1992. Hardcover. Book Condition: New. FLAWLESS COPY, BRAND NEW, PRISTINE, NEVER OPENED - 198 pages. "From Library JournalBarenboim, the current director of the Chicago Symphony, has for several decades been a leading luminary in the classical music world, having achieved superstar status as both a conductor and pianist. In these memoirs, he traces his career from his wunderkind years in Argentina through his marriage to late cellist Jacqueline du Pre to his recent tenures with the Paris Opera and the Berlin and Israel philharmonics. This is not a ghost-written project; the words are all Barenboim's--written during a hiatus in his busy schedule--and he resolutely refuses to indulge the reader with gossip. His seriousness of purpose as a conductor is mirrored in this text; there are scores of instructive and thought-provoking ideas about the art of conducting, performing, and appreciating music. One caveat: The organization of the book is poor; too often, the text rambles from the topic suggested by the chapter titles, resulting in a certain redundancy and lack of focus. One wishes Barenboim the writer had applied the same uncompromising discipline that he does so compellingly as a conductor. For large music collections.". Bookseller Inventory # 36075

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