This apparently haphazard collection of essays on the interpretation of more unusual concert pieces was chosen partly with a view to more imaginative programme planning, the other requirement being that each piece is by a composer whose output would never make up a whole book. There are many composers who wrote one, or two, masterpieces, yet failed to leave a worthy oeuvre; these are often forgotten when building programmes, yet they enhance so many when brought to mind. This compilation spans a little over 100 years from the 19th and 20th centuries. Norman Del Mar shares his experience of handling the orchestra over a wide variety of styles and complicated instrumentation, his broad knowledge being a guide to both the aspiring conductor, music expert, and the music-loving listener alike.
- ISBN10 0198165536
- ISBN13 9780198165538
- Publish Date 1 March 1999 (first published 23 April 1998)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 30 April 1999
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Oxford University Press
- Imprint Clarendon Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 266
- Language English