Carnegie Hall Treasures

Carnegie Hall Treasures
Author: Tim Page
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 372
Release: 2011-04-19
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0061703672

More than 200 rare photographs and 30 removable facsimiles of collectible memorabilia Carnegie Hall Treasures is the story of the world's most famous musical institution. Ten thematic chapters—from vocalists, conductors, and composers to rock and folk performers—offer a wealth of visuals of the jazz, world, classical, and popular musicians who've graced the Carnegie Hall stages, accompanied by informative, entertaining anecdotes by Pulitzer Prize–winning music writer Tim Page and Carnegie Hall.

Carnegie Hall, the First One Hundred Years

Carnegie Hall, the First One Hundred Years
Author: Richard Schickel
Publisher: ABRAMS
Total Pages: 298
Release: 1987
Genre: Music
ISBN:

The first fully illustrated history of Carnegie Hall, published to coincide with its 100th anniversary, documents the central role of Carnegie Hall in the cultural life of America. 350 illustrations, more than 50 in full color.

Tchaikovsky in America

Tchaikovsky in America
Author: Elkhonon Yoffe
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 246
Release: 1986
Genre: History
ISBN:

This book is a charming account of Tchaikovsky's only visit to America--a trip he made to New York in 1891 to participate in the opening of Carnegie Hall. Told largely in Tchaikovsky's own words--making use of his letters and diary--it is at once a revealing psychological portrait of the great Russian composer and a rich picture of New York cultural life at the end of the last century.

Opening Carnegie Hall

Opening Carnegie Hall
Author: Carol J. Binkowski
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 251
Release: 2016-04-05
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0786498722

Carnegie Hall is recognized worldwide, associated with the heights of artistic achievement and a multitude of famous performers. Yet its beginnings are not so well known. In 1887, a chance encounter on a steamship bound for Europe brought young conductor Walter Damrosch together with millionaire philanthropist Andrew Carnegie and his new wife, Louise. Their subsequent friendship led to the building of this groundbreaking concert space. This book provides the first comprehensive account of the conception and building of Carnegie Hall, which culminated in a five-day opening festival in May 1891, featuring spectacular music, a host of performers and Tchaikovsky as a special guest conductor.

The Lifestyles of New Yorkers

The Lifestyles of New Yorkers
Author: Sampson Obeng
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
Total Pages: 122
Release: 2020-11-06
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1640279911

To the best of my knowledge understandably when I first saw the New Yorkers, I was in a state of euphoria concerning the awesome lifestyles of the great people on earth. I choked out a few words the first time I interacted with them. I immediately realized there is so much more to explore about their characteristics and to create a highly readable novel about them to the world’s profundity of their lifestyles. Reading this novel will be more than ecstatic to add more time to your