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Jesús María Sanromá : an American twentieth-century pianist / Alberto Hernández.
| Author/creator | Hernández, Alberto |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Lanham, MD : Scarecrow Press, 2008. |
| Description | xxiv, 339 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The young artist, 1902-1916. Spain: Don José María Sanromá y Ripoll ; Fajardo: the Sanromá Torra family ; A boy wonder ; Concerts and plans for a trip abroad -- An American experience, 1917-1927. Boston: musical training, 1917-1920 ; Learning the ropes, 1920-1922 ; Enter Pierre Monteux and Jacques Thibaud ; First official orchestra pianist and debut -- The European sojourn, 1927-1929. Study and tour abroad: Paris and Berlin ; The second European tour -- A busy concert career, 1930-1939. The Boston Pops and the first trip back home ; Distinguised music colleagues ; More compositions and recordings -- Artistic independence, 1940-1952. The Berkshire music center and the RCA solo recordings ; Columbia artist and the South American tour ; Puerto Rico: the pianist returns home. |
| Abstract | Puerto Rican born Jesús María Sanromá (1902-1984) was one of the leading pianists in the United States. After graduating from the New England Conservatory, he embarked on an enviable concert career as official pianist for the Boston Symphony Orchestra, as well as soloist with other leading American orchestras. He was an accompanist, a recording artist, and a teacher, and he also stimulated and commissioned composers to write new music, fueled by his eagerness to present it to the general public. This is the first biography of this talented performer and one of the first books written about a native Puerto Rican classical musician. The book depicts many facets of Sanromá's life: his youth in Puerto Rico; his training at the Conservatory and abroad; his amazing concert career and collaboration with first-class musicians, conductors, and composers; his historical performances and recordings; and the zenith of his musical life when he returned home. The author provides abundant information about Sanromá's life, career, and professional relationships, uniquely documenting the pianist's close association and collaboration with Paul Hindemith, Serge Koussevitzky, Walter Piston, Nicolas Slonimsky, Vladimir Dukelsky, Mrs. Edward MacDowell, Arthur Fiedler, William Primrose, and many others. Two appendixes offer the complete sound archives and a list of Sanromá's impressive orchestra repertory, making this book a valuable reference as well as an informative read for music lovers and students of American and Latin American history. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-333) and index. |
| LCCN | 2007042641 |
| ISBN | 9780810860452 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0810860457 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML417.S2 H47 2008 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |