The NPR Listener's Encyclopedia of Classical Music
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
Published: April 11, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 928
ISBN-13: 9780761120728
Subjects: Reference works; Western music: periods & styles; Music Appreciation; Music; Music/Songbooks; Encyclopedias; Genres & Styles - Classical; Music / Classical; Reference
First sentence: ITALIAN CONDUCTOR. A veteran of the opera pit as well as the concert platform, he has brought to his work an extraordinary combination of grace and exuberance, of physical energy and intellectual refinement.