Music for a city, music for the world : 100 years with the San Francisco Symphony

In Music For A City, Music For The World, Larry Rothe Shares How The San Francisco Bay Area S Love Of Music, Rooted In The Gold Rush, Gave Birth To A Grammy-winning And Internationally Acclaimed Orchestra. Released In Time For The San Francisco Symphony S Celebration Of Its 100th Anniversary, This Definitive History Replete With Hundreds Of Archival Photos And Images Gives Readers A Behind-the-scenes Glimpse Into One Of The World S Foremost Orchestras And, In So Doing, Illuminates The Cultural Life Of A City. Introduction -- Preliminaries : On Civilization's Frontier -- A Quick-start Guide To Making An Orchestra : The Henry Hadley Years (1911-1915) -- Personal Struggles And Musical Triumphs : The Alfred Hertz Years (1915-1930) -- Crisis And Rescue : The Basil Cameron/issay Dobrowen Years (1930-1935) -- San Francisco's Favorite Sport : The Pierre Monteux Years (1935-1952) -- An Enigma And A Tragedy : The Enrique Jordá Years (1954-1963) -- Musical Body-building : The Josef Krips Years (1963-1970) -- A New Kind Of Glamour : The Seiji Ozawa Years (1970-1977) -- A West Coast Success Story : The Edo De Waart Years (1977-1985) -- Mandate For Change : The Herbert Blomstedt Years (1985-1995) -- On The Future's Frontier : The Michael Tilson Thomas Years (1995-present). Larry Rothe. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Published to celebrate the San Francisco Symphony's 100th anniversary, this history, replete with hundreds of archival photos and memorabilia, gives readers a behind-the-scenes glimpse into one of the world's foremost orchestras, and in doing so it illuminates the cultural life of a city.