An American virtuoso on the world stage : Olga Samaroff Stokowski / Donna Staley Kline.
An American virtuoso on the world stage : Olga Samaroff Stokowski / Donna Staley Kline.
An American virtuoso on the world stage : Olga Samaroff Stokowski / Donna Staley Kline.
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Publisher
College Station : Texas A & M University Press, c1996.
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N786.2092/S187.1/1
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Language
English
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Physical content
xix, 274 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Publication information
Publisher
College Station : Texas A & M University Press, c1996.
Place of Publication
Texas
Date Published
c1996.
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Summary
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.
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...
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An American virtuoso on the world stage : Olga Samaroff Stokowski / Donna Staley Kline.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-263) and index.
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c1996.
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N786.2092/S187.1/1
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74VvPZAkmNLd
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ISBN
0890966915 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780890966914 (cloth : alk. paper)
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786.2092 B
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991005455159702626
