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I Knew a Man Who Knew Brahms

I Knew a Man Who Knew Brahms

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Availability:In StockContributor:Nancy ShearPublish date:2025-06-10Pages:320
Language:EnglishPublisher:Regalo PressISBN-13:9798888456620UPC:9798888456620Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, MusicBook Subcategory:Music, Genres & Styles, Instruction & StudyBook Topic:Classical, AppreciationSize:8.60 x 5.80 x 1.20 inchesWeight:1.2015Product ID:SC29GN6ZJN

I Knew a Man Who Knew Brahms

A vivid personal account of a Golden Age in classical music--the second half of the 20th century--providing a rare, behind-the-scenes view of the inner workings of a top symphony orchestra.

Nancy Shear was only fifteen when she began sneaking into Philadelphia Orchestra concerts through the stage door, and seventeen when she was hired as a member of the orchestra's library staff to help prepare...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Regalo PressISBN-13:9798888456620UPC:9798888456620Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, MusicBook Subcategory:Music, Genres & Styles, Instruction & StudyBook Topic:Classical, AppreciationSize:8.60 x 5.80 x 1.20 inchesWeight:1.2015Product ID:SC29GN6ZJN
Nancy Shear's remarkable background includes twenty years as an orchestra librarian for the Philadelphia Orchestra and Curtis Institute, and privately for Leopold Stokowski, Lorin Maazel, and others. Her articles have appeared in major outlets, and she has written a book called The Three Tenors. Shear has lectured for the New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, and Caramoor Festival;...
Publisher: Regalo Press

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