I Knew a Man Who Knew Brahms
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Product details:
- Publisher Regalo Press
- Date of Publication 17 July 2025
- Number of Volumes Hardback
- ISBN 9798888456620
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages320 pages
- Size 228x152x25 mm
- Weight 563 g
- Language English 700
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Short description:
A vivid personal account of a Golden Age in classical music&&&8212;the second half of the 20th century&&&8212;providing a rare, behind-the-scenes view of the inner workings of a top symphony orchestra.
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A vivid personal account of a Golden Age in classical music&&&8212;the second half of the 20th century&&&8212;providing a rare, behind-the-scenes view of the inner workings of a top symphony orchestra.
Nancy Shear was only fifteen when she began sneaking into Philadelphia Orchestra concerts through the stage door, and seventeen when she was hired as a member of the orchestra’s library staff to help prepare the music; one year later, she became Leopold Stokowski’s musical assistant. Being young and female, she was a pioneer in both positions.
I Knew a Man Who Knew Brahms takes readers into the homes, studios, and minds of legendary artists with whom Shear shared close personal relationships, including Stokowski, Mstislav Rostropovich, Eugene Ormandy, and members of the Philadelphia Orchestra. Many of these brilliant and talented artists were also outrageous, egocentric, and tyrannical. Throughout this book, Shear topples more than a few revered musicians from their podiums and their pedestals.
A literary welcome mat to the beautiful world of classical music, this memoir is accessible and engaging for all. It brings readers into rehearsals and concert halls, revealing the choices musicians must consider, and what conductors, players, and composers really do.
A heartwarming story about passion, determination, and survival, I Knew a Man Who Knew Brahms explores music at its core. No reader will ever listen to music the same way again.
