Mischa Mischakoff : journeys of a concertmaster / by Anne Mischakoff Heiles.
| Author/creator | Heiles, Anne Mischakoff |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Sterling Heights, Mich. : Harmonie Park Press, 2006. |
| Description | xxi, 316 pages : illustrations, music ; 26 cm + 1 CD (digital ; 4 3/4 in.). |
| Subjects |
| Series | Detroit monographs in musicology/Studies in music ; no. 46 Detroit monographs in musicology/Studies in music ; no. 46. ^A281112 |
| Contents | Traversing the Ukrainian pale to the imperial twilight: Petrograd Symphony -- Hopping a cattle car away from communism: Bolshoi Theater and Warsaw Philharmonic -- Reuniting with family: New York Symphony -- Standing up to Stokowski: Philadelphia Orchestra -- Coming into his own: Chicago Symhony Orchestra -- Serving the maestro: NBC Symphony Orchestra -- Savoring the summers: Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra -- Securing his family: Detroit Symphony -- Passing the torch: Baltimore Symphony and teaching. |
| Abstract | Mischa Mischakoff, widely considered the world's finest concertmaster in the mid-twentieth century and called "Toscanini's third hand" by critics and conductors, enjoyed a seven-decade career in the first chair. The book highlights the personal traits and experiences that made Mischakoff so outstanding as a concertmaster and that sustained him through revolutions, war, and the politics of the world of music. The memoir is enlivened by the recollections of his family and students and some hundred photographs of Mischakoff and the conductors and musicians with whom he worked. An accompanying CD features excerpts of Mischakoff's playing in his divergent roles as soloist, recitalist, chamber musician, and concertmaster. |
| Local note | Joyner-JOYNER MUSIC LIBRARY BOOK ACCOMPANIED BY SOUND RECORDING CD-9152. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references, discography (pages 297-300) and index. |
| LCCN | 2006041062 |
| ISBN | 089990131X |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Music | Music Media - Ask at Circulation Desk | CD-9152 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |
| Music | Music Stacks | ML418.M5 H45 2006 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |