The Other Side Of The Record
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Edition: 1st aus ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Yellowed
Behind the polished grooves of every great recording lies a world of temperamental genius, boardroom politics, and artistic compromise — and Charles O'Connell, having lived it firsthand, pulls back the curtain with frank authority. As a long-serving producer and Artists and Repertoire director at RCA Victor, O'Connell worked intimately with some of the twentieth century's most celebrated classical musicians, and The Other Side of the Record chronicles his years navigating the volatile personalities and high-stakes decisions that shaped the golden age of recorded classical music. With candid portraits of legends such as Arturo Toscanini, Jascha Heifetz, and Leopold Stokowski, the narrative unfolds with the intimacy of a memoir and the precision of an industry insider's account. O'Connell writes with a dry wit and disarming honesty that elevates this beyond mere reminiscence into a significant document of music history, capturing an era when the recording studio was both a sanctuary and a battleground for artistic ego. His prose is sharp and unsparing, illuminating the vast gulf between the public image of classical virtuosity and the very human — often difficult — personalities behind the music. For anyone passionate about the classical canon or the hidden machinery of the music industry, this account remains as revelatory today as when it was first written.
Author: Charles O'Connell
Format: Hardback
Published: 1947, Invincible Press
Genre: Music
Edition: 1st aus ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Yellowed
Behind the polished grooves of every great recording lies a world of temperamental genius, boardroom politics, and artistic compromise — and Charles O'Connell, having lived it firsthand, pulls back the curtain with frank authority. As a long-serving producer and Artists and Repertoire director at RCA Victor, O'Connell worked intimately with some of the twentieth century's most celebrated classical musicians, and The Other Side of the Record chronicles his years navigating the volatile personalities and high-stakes decisions that shaped the golden age of recorded classical music. With candid portraits of legends such as Arturo Toscanini, Jascha Heifetz, and Leopold Stokowski, the narrative unfolds with the intimacy of a memoir and the precision of an industry insider's account. O'Connell writes with a dry wit and disarming honesty that elevates this beyond mere reminiscence into a significant document of music history, capturing an era when the recording studio was both a sanctuary and a battleground for artistic ego. His prose is sharp and unsparing, illuminating the vast gulf between the public image of classical virtuosity and the very human — often difficult — personalities behind the music. For anyone passionate about the classical canon or the hidden machinery of the music industry, this account remains as revelatory today as when it was first written.