The Chicago Symphony Orchestra / photographs by Robert M. Lightfoot III ; text by Thomas Willis.
| Author/creator | Lightfoot, Robert M. photographer. |
| Other author | Willis, Thomas, author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Chicago : Rand McNally, [1974] |
| Description | 127 pages : illustrations ; 31 cm |
| Subjects |
| Series | Robert Morris collection Robert Morris collection. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Contents | Overture. How the Chicago Symphony Orchestra came into being and how its permanent home, Orchestra Hall, came to be constructed ; The ground rules for playing in a symphony orchestra ; Qualifications of players ; Musicians as persons -- Backstage fugue. The many-sided life of a symphony musician offstage and in rehearsal ; Paraphernalia and locker room banter ; Getting in the mood to play ; Warming up ; Working out ; Informal interplay between music and musicians -- Symphony. Adding its audience, the orchestra presents concerts ; Sir Georg Solti in action, together with other favorites - Carlo Maria Giulini, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Seiji Ozawa, and Daniel Barenboim ; Tensions and relaxation ; Concentration and applause -- Intermission. Recordings and recording sessions ; The apparatus and technicians who are bringing the symphony into the electronic age with spectacular success ; Multiplying stresses as the permanent sound document is created ; Time trials against the clock -- Perpetual motion. Outside Orchestra Hall, the symphony seeks friends while players search for brief moments of solitude ; Summers at Ravinia ; Triumphs in New York ; Planes ; uses ; Living out of trunks ; Exasperations of life on the road -- Climax and closure. Photo diary of the 1971 European tour ; Snapshots and portraits of the people and places which made the initial journey abroad a turning point in the symphony's history ; Vienna Mahler recording ; A party in Bergamo ; Homecoming parade -- Encore. A once-over-lightly passage identifying who and what the roving camera saw. |
| Abstract | Photo essay about the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and their European tour where they recorded the famous Mahler 8th recording. |
| Genre/form | Portraits. |
| Genre/form | Illustrated works. |
| LCCN | 74004606 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML200.8.C52 S963 1974 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |