| Category: | Memoir |
|---|---|
| Author: | Lucy Antek Johnson & Samuel Antek |
| Publisher: | Brown Books Pub Group |
| Publication Date: | August 16, 2021 |
| Number of Pages: | 184 |
| ISBN-10: | 1612545203 |
| ISBN-13: | 978-1612545202 |
This Was TOSCANINI:
The Maestro, My Father, and Me by Samuel Antek and Lucy Antek Johnson
is a spellbinding account of the work of the legendary Maestro, Arturo
Toscanini, considered the greatest conductor of the mid-twentieth Century.
Before his death, Samuel Antek, the first violinist of the popular NBC
Orchestra for seventeen years wrote his musical memoir, capturing the unique
skill, charisma, and philosophy of the Maestro under whose baton he performed.
In this new edition, Samuel's daughter offers her own contribution, reflecting
on his life and building a dazzling portrait of both the Maestro's work and his
influence on Samuel.
This book lifts the veil to show readers what goes on behind the scenes and
what it was like to create wonderful music. Samuel Antek makes readers feel
what it was like to work with Toscanini, allowing some of the qualities that
fueled his performance to shine through the narrative, writing effortlessly
about his innate ability to be creative, his relentless passion, and his intelligence
when it came to interpretation, and a lot more. Music lovers will find this
book irresistible. The writing is punctuated by captivating and inspiring
photography, skillfully accomplished in black and white, with images that are
in themselves symbolic and nuanced. This book is about passion for music, an
experience that is captured in The Maestro's own words as he speaks to the
players: ''I don’t want to hear notes anymore, there shouldn’t be any more
notes . . . Abandon yourself to your heart.” The writing is gorgeous, the
characters are well-sculpted, the scenes are focused, and the author brings to
life moments that music aficionados will savor for a long time. The book itself
is a symphony that arrests the edges of the hearts of readers.
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