A Sound Tradition

A Short History of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-3-99050-109-2
Verlag: Amalthea Signum

Buch, Englisch, 216 Seiten, GB, Format (B × H): 173 mm x 245 mm

From Vienna into the World
What would Vienna be without the Philharmonic? 175 years have passed since the founding of this world-class orchestra in March of 1842, 175 years in which the musicians have provided their public countless glorious musical experiences. Their inimitable and unmistakable sound has aroused truly rapturous enthusiasm everywhere.
Christoph Wagner-Trenkwitz tells us of the milestones in the Philharmonic’s history—collaboration with great conductors, the special quality of the “Vienna sound,” the daily work of an international orchestra—and in so doing unearths memorable anecdotes from behind the scenes.
With extensive illustrations and photographs from the Vienna Philharmonic archives

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wagner-Trenkwitz, Christoph

Über Autor(innen)

Wagner-Trenkwitz, Christoph
Christoph Wagner-Trenkwitz, M. Phil, born in Vienna, is the Chief Dramaturg of the Vienna Volksoper. He has made a name for himself as well as an author, moderator and actor on stage, on television (Opera Ball) and radio (“Pasticcio” and New Year’s Concert.) He was director of the Theatersommer Haag from 2013 to 2016. His recent publications in Amalthea Press: “’Es grünt so grün...‘ Musicals at the Vienna Volksoper“ (2007), “Schon geht der nächste Schwan. A Declaration of Love for the Opera in Anecdotes” (2009), “Schwan drüber! New Antiques from Opera and Real Life” (2012), “They Knew Richard Strauss: A Genius in Closeup” (2013) and “Nochmal Schwan gehabt” (2015).