Dictators of the baton / by David Ewen.
| Author/creator | Ewen, David |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Chicago : Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, [©1943] |
| Description | 304 pages : portraits ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The conductor -- Paragon. Arturo Toscanini -- The showman conductor. Leopold Stokowski -- Serge Koussevitzky -- Dimitri Mitropoulos -- Jose Iturbi -- Of American traditions. Walter Damrosch -- Frederick Stock -- Of European traditions. Bruno Walter -- Fritz Busch -- Sir Thomas Beecham -- Pierre Monteux -- New batons for old. John Barbirolli -- Eugene Ormandy -- Erich Leinsdorf -- The dynamic conductor. Fritz Reiner -- Artur Rodzinski -- Vladimir Golschmann -- Fabien Sevitzky -- Alexander Smallens -- Other orchestras - other men. Hans Kindler -- Victor Kolar -- Eugene Goossens -- Karl Krueger -- Men over the radio. Howard Barlow -- Frank Black -- Alfred Wallenstein -- Erno Rapee -- Conductors of tomorrow. Izler Solomon -- Dean Dixon -- Sylvan Levin. |
| General note | "Major American orchestras": page 300. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-304) and index. |