{"product_id":"9781782046622","title":"Star Turns and Cameo Appearances: Memoirs of a Life among Musicians","description":"\u003ci\u003eStar Turns and Cameo Appearances\u003c\/i\u003e is the entertaining and insightful memoir by veteran music critic Bernard Jacobson. Its pages are populated by eminent composers ranging from Hans Werner Henzeto Andrzej Panufnik and by renowned performers, including Georg Solti, Daniel Barenboim, Sviatoslav Richter, and Jessye Norman.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e As a music critic and orchestra administrator, Jacobson has hadthe opportunity to observe these outstanding musicians and many of their colleagues at close quarters. Assisting Riccardo Muti at the Philadelphia Orchestra for eight years, he saw sides of that maestro not visible to the music-loving public. Throughout \u003ci\u003eStar Turns and Cameo Performances\u003c\/i\u003e, Jacobson adds his own sensitive and sympathetic view to public perceptions of musical luminaries of yesterday and today, helping to explain and illuminate their artistry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   Bernard Jacobson has worked in the music field for over fifty years, including stints as recording executive, music critic of the \u003ci\u003eChicago Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e, artistic director and adviser for international orchestras in Holland, and visiting professor at Roosevelt University's Chicago Musical College. He has also performed and recorded as narrator of concert works and opera.","brand":"Boydell \u0026 Brewer Group Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47166645403888,"sku":"9781782046622","price":16.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781782046622_p0.jpg?v=1763719424","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781782046622","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}