Pierre Monteux, Maitre

En.N said Worth buying and reading.. A worthy biography about "Papa" Pierre, who was a great conductor, by a loving pupil. It sometimes becomes too much a recitation of concert programmes, but overall keeps such details in balance, and one gets a good feeling for Pierre Monteux the man (and for Doris Monteux, the woman ". Mark B Anstendig said About an All time Great. Monteux was a key figure in the important first half of the "About an All time Great" according to Mark B Anstendig. Monteux was a key figure in the important first half of the 20th century musical history. He premiered the great Stravinsky works and many others.This book is by a student of his who knew him well. Superbly researched, it fills an important place in music history.. 0th century musical history. He premiered the great Stravinsky works and many others.This book is by a student of his who knew him well. Superbly researched, it fills an important place in music history.. Thorough Biography Daniel E. Byrd Caranina's bio of Monteux covers his career very well and one learns a lot of musical history in addition to getting a picture of Monteux the person. Stages of his life/career are well organized chapter by chapter. Anyone who loves music should read this biography and collect all the

He could have been a European maestro: he played for Brahms, worked with Grieg, presided over the world premieres of major works by Ravel, Stravinsky and many others, was Diaghilev's conductor of choice. Though French by birth, the distinctively portly man with the walrus mustache resisted being typecast as a French conductor. He would also conduct the first concert performance and one of the first two recordings of Stravinsky's masterpiece, the other one conducted by Stravinsky himself. He conducted many American premieres, works of Debussy, Falla, Ravel, and among the more than a dozen Boston premieres, those of The Rite of Spring and of Mahler's First Symphony . The composer, fearing bodily harm, escaped through a backstage window, while the imperturbable conductor persisted, forever to be identified with the event. But it was Monteux's American audiences, especially in San Francisco and Boston, who would love h

The same could be said of this splendid, long overdue biography." -- American Record Guide, March/April 2004. "John Canarina captures the genius of Monteux with insight, compassion, and knowledge." -- The Instrumentalist, June 2004"This biography creates an affectionate portrait of a man who worked with the best." -- Midwest Book Review,"a well-written biography essential for all conductors, fans of orchestral music and twentieth-century music history enthusiasts." -- Music Educators Journal, May 2005"Canarina paints a vivid and engaging portrait of Monteux in this fascinating biograp