Who killed classical music

Author: Norman Lebrecht
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Publish Date: 2003-03-01
Features: Is classical music dead? Who wants to murder it? Why are the incomes of a few music stars soaring while more and more orchestras are struggling, laying off staff and cutting salaries? How did Liszt package and promote himself over a hundred years ago? How did the classical giants Mahler, R. Strauss, Karajan, Beecham operate their musical careers? How did Furtw?ngler defeat Walter to become the conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic? Are child prodigies, beautiful women, and popularization the saviors or gravediggers of classical music? How do agents, record companies, and orchestra managers manipulate the classical music market? The reader will find the answers in this book. Is classical music dead? Who wants to murder it? Why are the incomes of a few music stars soaring while more and more orchestras are struggling, laying off staff and cutting salaries? How did Liszt package and promote himself over a hundred years ago? How did the classical giants Mahler, R. Strauss, Karajan, Beecham operate their musical careers? How did Furtw?ngler defeat Walter to become the conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic? Are child prodigies, beautiful women, and popularization the saviors or gravediggers of classical music? How do agents, record companies, and orchestra managers manipulate the classical music market? The reader will find the answers in this book.