Charles Mackerras
An Actor's Life
1st Edition
Published on 19. March 2015
336 pages
978-1-78204-474-1 (ISBN)
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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.
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Simeone Nigel:
NIGEL SIMEONE is a music scholar, writer and broadcaster specializing in twentieth-century music. He is the author of numerous books. For the Boydell Press he is the co-author with John Tyrell of Charles Mackerras (2015) and the author of The Janácek Compendium (2019).Simeone Nigel:
NIGEL SIMEONE is a music scholar, writer and broadcaster specializing in twentieth-century music. He is the author of numerous books. For the Boydell Press he is the co-author with John Tyrell of Charles Mackerras (2015) and the author of The Janácek Compendium (2019).
NIGEL SIMEONE is a music scholar, writer and broadcaster specializing in twentieth-century music. He is the author of numerous books. For the Boydell Press he is the co-author with John Tyrell of Charles Mackerras (2015) and the author of The Janácek Compendium (2019).Simeone Nigel:
NIGEL SIMEONE is a music scholar, writer and broadcaster specializing in twentieth-century music. He is the author of numerous books. For the Boydell Press he is the co-author with John Tyrell of Charles Mackerras (2015) and the author of The Janácek Compendium (2019).
Content
- Frontcover
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- List of Abbreviations
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- About the Contributors
- Charles Mackerras: A Chronology
- Prologue: A Eulogy for Charles
- 1 An Immense Stylist Evolves: 1947-87
- 2 A Personal Portrait of Charles Mackerras
- 3 Mackerras and Janácek
- 4 Goat's Milk in Vienna: Three Memorable Meetings
- 5 The Lion: Charles Mackerras
- 6 'The Musical Values of Opera': WNO, 1987-92
- John Stein Remembering Charles in Wales
- 7 Triumphs and Tribulations: Opera, 1993-2001
- Anne Evans 'Impeccable musicianship and enthusiasm for whatever he did'
- 8 Rethinking Old Favourites: Opera, 2002-10
- Antonio Pappano Viva Charlie!
- Simon Keenlyside A master of Mozart
- Nicholas Hytner Three memorable collaborations
- 9 The Last Great 'Czech' Conductor
- 10 Reminiscences of a Friend and Colleague
- 11 Reconstructing a Better Version of The Greek Passion
- 12 Reconstructing Sullivan's Cello Concerto
- 13 Three Orchestras
- Chi-chi Nwanoku 'And there was light!' Sir Charles and the OAE
- Rosenna East An electric entrance
- Alfred Brendel On Sir Charles Mackerras
- David Whelton Sir Charles at the Philharmonia
- 14 Coda
- Appendix 1 Mackerras in Performance
- A SWO/ENO performances, 1970-77
- B Janácek opera performances, 1951-2010
- C San Francisco Opera performances, 1969-2000
- D WNO performances, 1950-2009
- E ROH performances, 1955-2010
- F Performances in Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic, and with Czech orchestras abroad, 1961-2008
- G OAE performances, 1987-2010
- H SCO performances, 1993-2010
- I Philharmonia performances, 2002-09
- Appendix 2 Desert Island Lists
- Discography
- Bibliography
- A Works by Charles Mackerras
- B Works by others
- Editions and Arrangements by Charles Mackerras
- Index
