{"product_id":"the-cleveland-orchestra-story-second-to-none","title":"The Cleveland Orchestra Story: \"Second to None\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of the very best books ever written about a symphony orchestra.  Tim Page  1997 recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism for his writings on music for the Washington Post. How did a late-blooming midwestern orchestra rise amid gritty Big Industry to become a titan in the world of Big Art? This groundbreaking book tells the complete story of the people and events that shaped the Cleveland Orchestra into a classical music legend. Its a story of indomitable founders like iron-willed impresario Adella Prentiss Hughes (the first woman to manage a symphony orchestra) and shrewd  wealthy patrons like industrialist John L. Severance. Of dedicated musicians and driven conductorslike colorful Artur Rodzinski (who packed a loaded pistol during every performance) and authoritarian genius George Szell  who drilled into his orchestra the awesome precision for which it is still renowned (and who even told his players how to dress and the cleaning ladies at Severance Hall what brand of toilet paper to stock). These musicians  maestros  managers  and patrons fought relentlessly to earn and maintain a reputation for near-perfect performancein a true virtuoso performance. Donald Rosenberg taps the most authoritative sources and tells a complex  sweeping success story in very human terms  with an eye for its telling details and a feel for its true drama. Told with plenty of anecdotes and intriguing behind-the-scenes details.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44946293915701,"sku":"ByrdShop_1886228248","price":29.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781886228245.jpg?v=1769934247","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-cleveland-orchestra-story-second-to-none","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}