Anglický jazyk

High Notes and Low

Vydavateľstvo: iUniverse
Rok vydania: 2006
Formát: Paperback
Rozmer: 229 x 152 mm
Jazyk: Anglický jazyk
ISBN: 9780595418756

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O knihe

When Esther Schure's mother decided
that her daughter would become a violinist,
there was no stopping this determined woman. The
immigrant family moved from Hamilton, Ontario, to
Rochester, New York (Eastman School of Music), and then
to New York City-all in the interest of furthering Esther's
musical education and subsequent career. From the
beginning, as a four-year old, Esther developed her natural
talent, and with the help of patrons and outstanding teachers
she became a professional violinist. Her career spans most of
the twentieth century, from the 1930's to her retirement in
1994. She played under the batons of some of the most
renowned conductors of the era, including Leonard
Bernstein and Leopold Stokowski. Her memoirs are a rare
view from the inside of many professional orchestras. She has
a talent for reproducing the personae of players, conductors,
and the whole backstage. She recounts studying at the
Institute of Musical Art, New York, (which later would
become a part of Juilliard School of Music), and with
Leopold Auer, teacher of the most famous violinists,
including Jascha Heifetz and Mischa Elman. She was
concertmaster on tour with the American Ballet Theatre, the
British Royal Ballet, the St. Louis Symphony, and finally a
thirty-seven year stint as first violinist/assistant
concertmaster with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra.
The characters she describes on her journey are
funny, temperamental, and talented-but of
all the musicians, Esther herself is the
personification of a true violinist.