Beethoven in Beijing - Stories from the Philadelphia Orchestra's Historic Journey to China (Hardcover)

In 1973, Western music was banned in the People's Republic of China. But in a remarkable breakthrough cultural exchange, the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted a tour of closed-off China, becoming the first American orchestra to visit the communist nation. Jennifer Lin's Beethoven in Beijing provides a fabulous photo-rich oral history of this boundary-breaking series of concerts the orchestra performed under famed conductor Eugene Ormandy. Lin draws from interviews, personal diaries, and news accounts to give voice to the American and Chinese musicians, diplomats, journalists, and others who participated in and witnessed this historic event. Beethoven in Beijing is filled with glorious images as well as anecdotes ranging from amusing sidewalk Frisbee sessions and acupuncture treatments for sore musicians to a tense encounter involving Madame Mao dictating which symphony was to be played at a concert. A companion volume to the film of the same name, Beethoven in Beijing shows how this 1973 tour came at the dawn of a resurgence of interest in classical music in China-now a vital source of revenue for touring orchestras.

General

Imprint:	Temple University Press,U.S.
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2022
First published:	2022
Authors:	Jennifer Lin
Foreword by:	Yannick Nezet-Seguin
Dimensions:	203 x 254 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	172
ISBN-13:	978-1-4399-2161-6
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Western music, periods & styles > Classical music (c 1750 to c 1830) Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Oral history Books > History > American history > General Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Oral history Books > Music > Western music, periods & styles > Classical music (c 1750 to c 1830)
LSN:	1-4399-2161-X
Barcode:	9781439921616

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