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Charles Mackerras (Hardcover)
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Comprising a brief biography and chapters written by those who
worked with him, such as Janet Baker and Alfred Brendel, this is a
celebration of an exceptional, creative life. By the time of his
death in 2010 at the age of 84, Sir Charles Mackerras had achieved
widespread recognition, recorded extensively and developed into a
conductor of major international significance. In addition to areas
in which he already had forged a distinctive profile (Janácek,
Mozart, Handel, Sullivan) he revisited - and rethought - much of
the standard repertoire. The last thirty years were particularly
momentous in the coming to fruition of so manycherished projects:
not only the Janácek operas but the Gilbert and Sullivan series,
the Mozart operas, the two Beethoven cycles, other projects with
the Scottish Chamber Orchestra (Schumann and Brahms at Edinburgh;
the outstanding late Mozart) and at the Royal Opera House and the
Met. Unspoilt by fame, and undeterred by personal tragedies and
increasing physical frailty, he remained productive and inventive:
for him music-making, whether with world-classsingers and
orchestras or with students, was a kind of joyous oxygen that kept
him going right to the end. A detailed account of his life is
complemented by contributions from performers and scholars who
worked closely with Mackerras, as well as interviews with his
family. The book is richly illustrated with photographs and
documents, and includes a comprehensive discography along with
listings of many of his concert and opera performances. While
SirCharles's whole life is considered, emphasis is given to his
final quarter century, a period in which so many important projects
were realized. This book celebrates and epitomizes an exceptional
life. NIGEL SIMEONE is awriter and teacher. He has published
extensively on Messiaen and Janácek and recently edited The
Leonard Bernstein Letters. JOHN TYRRELL is Honorary Professor of
Music at Cardiff University. He has published bookson Janácek and
Czech opera and, with Sir Charles Mackerras, edited two Janácek
operas. CONTRIBUTORS: Janet Baker, Alfred Brendel, Ales Brezina,
Alex Briger, Rosenna East, Anne Evans, Nicholas Hytner, Simon
Keenlyside, David Lloyd-Jones, David Mackie, Chi-chi Nwanoku,
Antonio Pappano, Nigel Simeone, John Stein, Heinz Stolba, Patrick
Summers, John Tyrrell, Malcolm Walker, David Whelton, JirÃ
Zahrádka.
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