Celibidache, Sergiu. (1912–1996). Signed Program. Signed program (five-fold brochure) of the Festival de Lyon Charbonnières, 1949, including an all-Beethoven orchestral concert with the Festival Orchestra on June 30 conducted by the Romanian conductor. Signature of Celibidache to the fourth inside "page"; signature of a singer (mezzo-soprano?) named Nancy Waugh to the third. Manuscript corrections accounting for program changes. 8.5 x 4.25 inches (21.6 x 10.6 cm). Somewhat worn; in very good condition overall.
Celibidache was mostly active in Europe. A man on a mission with a charismatic personality, averse to sound recording and outright dictatorial, he polarized and had a cult following. "Celibidache’s career was deeply controversial and beset by contradiction. While advocating the gentle themes of Zen, he could treat individuals with brutal contempt. Although refusing to record for most of his career (he once compared making a recording with going to bed with a picture of Brigitte Bardot), his concerts were regularly broadcast on radio and television. He demanded numerous rehearsals, often as many as 20 per concert. His philosophical and aesthetic assertions and his periods of contemplation were viewed by many colleagues as laughable self-promotion. But for others Celibidache’s insights were rare and profound, and his rehearsal and concert procedures original and inspiring. He conducted without a score, his beat was expressive and supple, and he could bring a lofty spiritual grandeur to the symphonies of Bruckner and a brilliant intensity and precision of detail to music by composers such as Ravel, Stravinsky, Prokofiev, and Shostakovich." Charles Barber and Irina Boga in Grove Music Online
Celibidache, Sergiu. (1912–1996). Signed Program. Signed program (five-fold brochure) of the Festival de Lyon Charbonnières, 1949, including an all-Beethoven orchestral concert with the Festival Orchestra on June 30 conducted by the Romanian conductor. Signature of Celibidache to the fourth inside "page"; signature of a singer (mezzo-soprano?) named Nancy Waugh to the third. Manuscript corrections accounting for program changes. 8.5 x 4.25 inches (21.6 x 10.6 cm). Somewhat worn; in very good condition overall.
Celibidache was mostly active in Europe. A man on a mission with a charismatic personality, averse to sound recording and outright dictatorial, he polarized and had a cult following. "Celibidache’s career was deeply controversial and beset by contradiction. While advocating the gentle themes of Zen, he could treat individuals with brutal contempt. Although refusing to record for most of his career (he once compared making a recording with going to bed with a picture of Brigitte Bardot), his concerts were regularly broadcast on radio and television. He demanded numerous rehearsals, often as many as 20 per concert. His philosophical and aesthetic assertions and his periods of contemplation were viewed by many colleagues as laughable self-promotion. But for others Celibidache’s insights were rare and profound, and his rehearsal and concert procedures original and inspiring. He conducted without a score, his beat was expressive and supple, and he could bring a lofty spiritual grandeur to the symphonies of Bruckner and a brilliant intensity and precision of detail to music by composers such as Ravel, Stravinsky, Prokofiev, and Shostakovich." Charles Barber and Irina Boga in Grove Music Online