Corresponding with Carlos: A Biography of Carlos Kleiber
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| Rating | : | 4.72 (906 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0076M4UC4 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 397 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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He is the author of Lost in the Stars: The Forgotten Musical Life of Alexander Siloti (Scarecrow, 2002). More information can be seen on his website correspondingwithcarlos. Charles Barber is artistic director of City Opera Vancouver
This biography by one friend of another considers, among other matters, Kleiber's singular aesthetic, his playful and often erudite sense of humor, his reputation for perfectionism, his much-studied baton technique, and the famous concert and opera performances he conducted.Comic and compelling, Corresponding with Carlos explores the great conductor's musical lineage and the contemporary contexts in which he worked. And so began a 15-year correspondence, study, and friendship by mail.Drawing heavily on this decade-and-a-half exchange, Corresponding with Carlos is the first English-language biography of Kleiber ever written. It repudiates myths that inevitably crop up around genius and reflects on Kleiber's contribution to modern musical performance. Carlos Kleiber (1930-2004) was the greatest conductor of his generation. This biography is ideal for musicians, scholars, and anyone with a special love of the great classical music tradition.. His reputation is legendary, and yet astonishingly, in his five decades on the podium, he conducted only 89 concerts, some 600 opera performances, and produced 12 recordings. How did someone who worked so little compared to his peers achieve so much?Between his relatively small output and well-known aversion to
Bravo, Maestri! First, viewed with a critical eye, my impressions about the book were a bit mixed, sort of like the book's narrative itself. The author, himself a conductor, is obviously a vigorous fan, so a neutral biography seems to be out of the question from the start. But who can blame him. There are many of us who love Carlos Kleiber as a medium of divine music, as well as his imperfect nat. "The pleasure of his compamny" according to ilprofessore. If you have seen Kleiber conducting Beethoven's The pleasure of his compamny ilprofessore If you have seen Kleiber conducting Beethoven's 4th with the Concertgebouw on YouTube, you will have some idea of the unusual man you will meet in this book. No conductor ever captured Ludwig's playfulness and joy as well as did this conductor, and those qualities are to be found in the man as well. Kleiber had an Austrian father, an American mother, and was brought up in South Am. th with the Concertgebouw on YouTube, you will have some idea of the unusual man you will meet in this book. No conductor ever captured Ludwig's playfulness and joy as well as did this conductor, and those qualities are to be found in the man as well. Kleiber had an Austrian father, an American mother, and was brought up in South Am. An Essential Book Henry Mautner For anyone interested in the art of orchestral conducting - or music in general - or the interaction between talent and genius - this is one of the most valuable and enjoyable works imaginable. Charles Barber has given us a gift (well, at a price! But well worth it) almost beyond imagining: an open window into the mind of one of the greatest recreative artists of any generation.Th
(Teatro Colón Magazine) . In this fascinating work Charles Barber offers a rare glimpse into the enigma that was Carlos Kleiber. (ConcertoNet: The Classical Music Network)Charles Barber’s Corresponding with Carlos: A Biography of Carlos Kleiberrepresents an admiring younger conductor’s efforts, begun during his graduate-student days, to draw out a brilliant but eccentric and reclusive maestro through multiple layers of correspondence. Bravo and many heartfelt thanks to Dr. Charles Barber was, in 1989, a young music teacher and conductor who sent a short letter to Kleiber, and to his amazement received a reply a few days later. Each time he conducted, it seemed that the music was being created anew that very moment in all its greatness, beauty and freshness. Instead, they became frequent correspondents, and all of Kleiber’s letters concerning music a