Dictators of the baton / by David Ewen.

Author/creator Ewen, David
Format Book
Publication InfoChicago : Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, [©1943]
Description304 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 noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 301-304) and index.