[Conductors] Weissmann, Adolf. (1873–1929) & Pollak, Egon. (1879–1933)
Der Dirigent im XX. Jahrhundert - INSCRIBED WITH CHRISTMAS WISHES
A survey (in German) of conductors of the present, preceded by a history of conducting, by the eminent Berlin-based critic. The title translates into English as "The conductor in the twentieth century." Berlin: Propyläen, 1925. 198 pp. Numerous illustrations. With inscription to front endpaper by Egon Pollak, "Zur Erinnerung an einen 'Vergessenen', der aber dadurch nicht an Wert verlieren soll! Egon Pollak, Hamburg, Weihnachten 1925." (As a reminder of a 'forgotten' one whose value, however, should not diminish because of that. Egon Pollak, Hamburg, Christmas 1925). Original full cloth boards. 8.5 x 6 inches (21.9 x 15.1 cm). Stains to foot of pp. 61–66 and 135–36. Otherwise in very good condition. From the collection of American composer George Perle.Weissmann was a highly respected and prolific critic at the time. It is puzzling to see him labeled a 'forgotten one' in the present inscription. Egon Pollak was a Czech conductor, music director of the opera house in Hamburg from 1917 to 1931, after which he took the helm at the Chicago Civic Opera in its then new theater. The company shut down just a few months later as a consequence of the Great Depression. Pollak returned to Europe. The person to whom the book is inscribed remains unidentified. (22027)
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