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The maestro myth

Great Conductors in Pursuit of Power

by Norman Lebrecht

1991 380 pages eng

"There is no profession which an imposter could enter more easily," wrote the violinist Carl Flesch of conducting. The truth may be that "great conductors" exist primarily because we demand mythical heroes, visible leaders, cultural icons. In this vigorous anatomy of power on the podium, Norman Lebr…

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