Full Description
With more than three hundred recordings to his name and multiple GRAMMY nominations, José Serebrier is one of the busiest and most successful conductors around. Admired across the globe, he has proven for several decades that he is not only one of the most original composers, but that he is also a major conductor for our times, one which the legendary Leopold Stokowski has called "the greatest master of orchestral balance". This book recounts his artistic journey and shares his many fascinating stories about encounters with famous personalities, past and present, in the classical music world.
The product of several years of conversations, his comments have been collected and annotated. They are accompanied by an updated and complete discography, a list of his published compositions, and critical observations by major music historians.
Contents
Foreword by John Corigliano
Introduction by Michel Faure
Chapter 1: Itinerary of a Child Prodigy
Chapter 2: The Uncertainties of a Double Career
Chapter 3: Serebrier on Ives, from Bernard Jacobson's Conductors on Conducting (1979)
Chapter 4: Composer's Notes
Chapter 5: Paul Conway on the Music of José Serebrier
Chapter 6: José Serebrier's Experiences and Anecdotes about Colleagues and Mentors
Chapter 7: Articles by José Serebrier
Chapter 8: How I Was in Two Places at One Time, by Gary Karr
Chapter 9: Miscellaneous Press Interviews
Chapter 10: Awards Received by José Serebrier in the United States and Abroad
Chapter 11: At the Dawn of the Twenty-First Century
Letters from Leopold Stokowski
Published Works
Discography, 1966-2021
About the Authors
