"Through astonishing force of will and exertion of talent, a young Lucy Hickenlooper of South Texas reinvented herself as Olga Samaroff, international virtuoso concert pianist and one of the most influential musicians during the first half of the twentieth century, when music was still dominate...

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1. Verfasser:	Kline, Donna Staley
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	College Station, Tex. : Texas A & M University Press, ©1996.
Schlagworte:	Samaroff Stokowski, Olga, > 1882-1948. Samaroff Stokowski, Olga, > 1882-1948 Samaroff Stokowski, Olga. Pianists > United States > Biography. Pianistes > États-Unis > Biographies. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Composers & Musicians. MUSIC > Musical Instruments > Piano & Keyboard. Pianists Biografie United States Pianists > United States > Biography Samaroff Stokowski, Olga > 1882-1948 Biographies Biographies.
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Zusammenfassung:	"Through astonishing force of will and exertion of talent, a young Lucy Hickenlooper of South Texas reinvented herself as Olga Samaroff, international virtuoso concert pianist and one of the most influential musicians during the first half of the twentieth century, when music was still dominated by men and Old World prejudices." "For those unfamiliar with her career, Olga Samaroff Stokowski may be known primarily for her tumultuous marriage to renowned conductor Leopold Stokowski. She was much more than a conductor's wife, however. Donna Staley Kline's biography reveals Olga as the driving and shaping force behind her husband's genius and offers the first considered look at a pioneering woman whose own career was marked by improbable firsts. She was the first American woman to win entrance into the piano class at Paris's prestigious Conservatoire Nationale de Musique; the first American female pianist to make her concert debut at Carnegie Hall, as well as to perform all thirty-two Beethoven sonatas; the first woman to serve as the music critic for a New York daily newspaper; the first American-born member of the piano faculty at the Juilliard School of Music; and among the first to make recordings and break ground in radio and television broadcasting." "Carefully researched and drawing on interviews with her contemporaries and students, as well as on heretofore neglected letters and documents, An American Virtuoso on the World Stage will appeal to both music lovers and scholars in the field who seek a lively and penetrating look at one of American music's most important women. Olga's life story is of an American progressive who sought innovation and excellence and refused to yield to the musical establishment - and it is a story that has waited to be told."--Jacket.
Beschreibung:	1 online resource (xix, 274 pages) : illustrations
Format:	Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliographie:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-263) and index.
ISBN:	0585371903 9780585371900