Portrait of a Symphony

MANOS, Constantine

Published by Basic Books, 1960

About this Item

Portrait of a Symphony Constantine Manos 1960 1ST EDITION. bASIC bOOKS. Presenting 131 photographs, many of them occupying the full-double-page spread of seventeen by eleven inches, this book depicts the musicians, conductors, guest soloists, audiences and backstage life of one of the world's leading orchestras, the Boston Symphony. Here, with text by the photographer-author, is the subtle interplay of feeling and response among conductor, performers and listeners; the intense dedication of famed solo virtuosi Casals, Heifetz and Serkin, among others; the enormous range of expression of which a well-disciplined orchestra is capable. Printed by sheet-fed gravure in Europe, this book makes it possible at last for the music lover to experience, as Aaron Copland puts it in his foreword, "the vicarious pleasure of finding oneself. alone in the presence of a great orchestra." "SOME JACKET WEAR AND TEAR, CLEAN AND TIGHT" BX66.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Portrait of a Symphony
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Publication Date: 1960
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good
• Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Seller catalogs:
  • Photography
  • Music