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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderfully crafted inside view of a major symphony orchestr
Vigeland offers a very well written, fly-on-the- wall, view of a year in the life of a major symphony orchestra and its conductor. It is a fascinating tale of how orchestras' create good, not-so-good, and sometimes great music in the midst of personality clashes between extremely talented, well intentioned, players and their Maestro, in this case Seiji Ozawa. The...
Published on November 27, 1998
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0 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A LITTLE DRY BUT GOOD ENOUGH TO FINISH
THIS BOOK PROVED TO BE QUITE A BORE AS I STRUGGLED THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE STORY. YET, I FOUND MYSELF DRAWN INTO THE STORY. I WAS ABLE TO RELATE TO EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THE STORY AND I BEGAN TO FEEL THAT DREAMS AND FEARS WERE MY OWN. THE AUTHOR DID GOOD JOB TELLING THE STORY EVEN THOUGH IN PARTS THERE WASN'T MUCH TO TELL
Published on July 20, 1997
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderfully crafted inside view of a major symphony orchestr,
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This review is from: In Concert: Onstage and Offstage With the Boston Symphony Orchestra (Paperback)
Vigeland offers a very well written, fly-on-the- wall, view of a year in the life of a major symphony orchestra and its conductor. It is a fascinating tale of how orchestras' create good, not-so-good, and sometimes great music in the midst of personality clashes between extremely talented, well intentioned, players and their Maestro, in this case Seiji Ozawa. The centerpiece of the book is a description of how the Boston Symphony Orchestra prepared for and recorded Mahler's second symphony. Hard to put down.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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The professional musician's life - and more,
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This review is from: In Concert: Onstage and Offstage With the Boston Symphony Orchestra (Hardcover)
Vigeland's work is an exceptional picture of the professional musician's life. It is essential reading for any student seeking a career in classical music. More, it is a picture of how 'work' and 'life' weave together in positive and negative ways. Because of that, it is a worthwhile 'read' for anyone whose work and life are closely related.
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In concert is on target,
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This review is from: In Concert: Onstage and Offstage with the Boston Symphony Orchestra (Paperback)
I am not a musician but I bought it for my son who is. I picked it up and couldn't put it down. I never knew what a big time symphony is really like. This author does a great job. I have to find other books by him. Whether or not you are a musician or not you will find this story fascinating. This is a must read for anyone who ever thought about playing in a big time symphony.
Gary
0 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A LITTLE DRY BUT GOOD ENOUGH TO FINISH,
By A Customer
This review is from: In Concert: Onstage and Offstage With the Boston Symphony Orchestra (Paperback)
THIS BOOK PROVED TO BE QUITE A BORE AS I STRUGGLED THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE STORY. YET, I FOUND MYSELF DRAWN INTO THE STORY. I WAS ABLE TO RELATE TO EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THE STORY AND I BEGAN TO FEEL THAT DREAMS AND FEARS WERE MY OWN. THE AUTHOR DID GOOD JOB TELLING THE STORY EVEN THOUGH IN PARTS THERE WASN'T MUCH TO TELL
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In Concert: Onstage and Offstage With the Boston Symphony Orchestra by Carl Vigeland (Paperback - Sept. 1991)
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