Title: Presenting Berlioz's Music in New York, 1846–1890: Carl Bergmann, Theodore Thomas, Leopold Damrosch
Abstract:The music of French composer Hector Berlioz (1803–1869) gradually appeared in New York concerts under a radical banner unfurled primarily by three intrepid German-born conductors. They were gifted lea...The music of French composer Hector Berlioz (1803–1869) gradually appeared in New York concerts under a radical banner unfurled primarily by three intrepid German-born conductors. They were gifted leaders whose dedication to his challenging scores enabled them to wield immense re-creative power, whether perceived as symbols of "the composer's actual authority" or as important interpreters of culture. Berlioz's reputation in the United States depended on their efforts, since he never visited this country to conduct his own works. That situation differed notably from those in Western Europe and Russia, where his heralded concert tours produced authoritative performances of his music that he had personally rehearsed and conducted. Knowing that in other hands his scores could be rendered incomprehensible without sensitive treatment, Berlioz advised composers to conduct their own pieces, for "conductors, never forget, are the most dangerous of all your interpreters."Read More
Publication Year: 2006
Publication Date: 2006-09-25
Language: en
Type: other
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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