ARTHUR FIEDLER : PAPA, THE POPS AND ME

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Summary: Inside the Private Fiedler
Review: When I was 10 I went to a Pops Concert conducted by Fiedler in San Francisco and stood in line for his autograph. I expected a Burl Ives warm-fuzzy guy. What I got was a no-nonsense, brusk, get-away-kid-you-bother-me guy. But, I still loved him and his work. It is this paradox that Fiedler's daughter writes about in her (auto)biography. But, her life is no less interesting than her father's. What you get out of this book is an insight into the life of a great artist, fueled by the conflict at home between and among his wife and children, and between his art and the orchestra personnel and administration that sometimes seemed indifferent to him. I found the book exceptional.

Rating:
Summary: Inside the Private Fiedler
Review: When I was 10 I went to a Pops Concert conducted by Fiedler in San Francisco and stood in line for his autograph. I expected a Burl Ives warm-fuzzy guy. What I got was a no-nonsense, brusk, get-away-kid-you-bother-me guy. But, I still loved him and his work. It is this paradox that Fiedler's daughter writes about in her (auto)biography. But, her life is no less interesting than her father's. What you get out of this book is an insight into the life of a great artist, fueled by the conflict at home between and among his wife and children, and between his art and the orchestra personnel and administration that sometimes seemed indifferent to him. I found the book exceptional.