INSCRIBED BY BRUNO WATLER. HARDBACK. In red cloth cover in good condition, paper stock is "war time" and evinces very minor toning; replacement jacket in generally fair condition with small loss at mid-front top, soiled and chipped in a few other spots. Book has been re-cased with new endpapers. Bruno Walter is a highly respected and important conductor of the 20th century having had a strong relationships with all the esteemed composers of his era: Mahler, Strauss, etc. and conducted many premieres of operas of the then "contemporary" composers. As a Jew, he emigrated from Europe due to Nazi racism, thereafter frequently leading performances at the MET and other US venues. Settled in Beverly Hills. High points detailed in this autobiography translated from German.

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Title: Theme and Variations
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Publication Date: 1946
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Fair
Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)

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