Conductors on Conducting by Jacobson, Bernard - 1979

Frenchtown, New Jersey: Columbia Publishing Company, Inc., 1979. Assumed First Edition . Hard Cover - Cloth Spine. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A revelatory exploration of the art of conducting, through the interview responses of eight great conductors: James Levine, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Charles Mackerras, Colin Davis, Bernard Haitink, Jose Serebrier, Sir Adrian Boult, and Carlo Maria Giulini. CONTENTS: See accompanying scan image of the Table of Contents. 237 pages, illustrated. CONDITION: The book itself is bright, tight, square, and unmarked, with a light bump at the spine bottom and a bit of sunning at the top edge. Its dustjacket - now in a clear mylar (removable) protective cover - is complete (not price-clipped) . unmarked and uncreased, with a little scuffing at the spine ends, flap edges and corners, plus some faint wrinkling on the edges. Altogether a handsome copy of an important book on the art of conducting.