On Hold Musical America MAGS 53 55 Fausto Cleva Pierre Monteux

tough finds. all mags are nice and white. poor pics. few crease marks, slight wear. 1953 + 1955 magazines in excellent condition. 13" x 10", 34 pages. 1/ Fausto Cleva cover (Jan. 1955) conductor, moved to the United States in 1920 where he soon became chorus master and répétiteur at the Metropolitan, positions which he kept until 1942. After spending a few years conducting the opera seasons in San Francisco and then in Chicago, he returned to the Metropolitan where he conducted over 700 performances in twenty years.He has left us some very important recordings, such as Leoncavallo's I Pagliacci with Richard Tucker and Giuseppe Valdengo, Catalani's La Wally with Renata Tebaldi and Mario Del Monaco, Puccini's Tosca with Maria Callas, Franco Corelli and Tito Gobbi, and Verdi's Luisa Miller with Anna Moffo and Carlo Bergonzi. deceased Aug. 1971. 2/ Pierre Monteux cover (Sept. 1953), conductor, In 1911, with a little conducting experience in Dieppe behind him, Monteux became conductor of Sergei Diaghilev's ballet company, the Ballets Russes. In this capacity he conducted the premieres of Igor Stravinsky's Petrushka (1911) and The Rite of Spring (1913) as well as Maurice Ravel's Daphnis et Chloé. This established the course of his career, and for the rest of his life he was noted particularly for his interpretations of Russian and French music. With the outbreak of World War I, Monteux was called up for military service, but was discharged in 1916, and travelled to the United States. There he took charge of the French repertoire at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City from 1917 to 1919. He also conducted the American premiere of Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov's opera The Golden Cockerel at the Metropolitan Opera.He then moved to the Boston Symphony Orchestra (1919-24). He had a major effect on the Boston ensemble's sound, and was able to fashion the orchestra as he pleased after a strike led to thirty of its members leaving. He also introduced a number of new works in Boston, notably works by French composers. In 1924, Monteux began an association with the Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam, working alongside Willem Mengelberg. In 1929, he founded the Orchestre Symphonique de Paris, which he conducted until 1935. In the year the orchestra was founded, he led it in the world premiere of Sergei Prokofiev's third symphony. Monteux then returned to the United States, and worked with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra from 1935 to 1952. In 1943, he founded a conducting school in Hancock, Maine, the childhood home of his wife, Doris Hodgkins Monteux, where Monteux was now living. There he taught such future luminaries as André Previn, Neville Marriner, and David Zinman. In 1946, he became a United States citizen. From 1961 to 1964 he was principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra. He died in Hancock, Maine in 1964.Pierre Monteux was the father of the flautist and conductor Claude Monteux. deceased July 1964. check out my other items and feedback. buyer pays 7.95 shipping to the U.S. ask about Canada or overseas rates 1st. cash / any U.S. money order EXCEPT GREEN POSTAL ONES / check (cleared) / Bidpay / Paypal