Harvey Sachs

Author of The Ninth: Beethoven and the World in 1824

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About the Author

Harvey Sachs is the author or coauthor of ten books and has written for The New Yorker, the New York Times, and the Times Literary Supplement, among others. He lives in New York and is on the faculty of the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia.

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Image credit: Photo Credit: Arlene Collins Photographer, New York

Works by Harvey Sachs

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The Ninth: Beethoven and the World in 1824 (2010) 259 copies, 6 reviews

Toscanini: Musician of Conscience (2017) 86 copies, 3 reviews

Toscanini (1978) 53 copies, 1 review

Rubinstein: A Life in Music (1995) 52 copies, 2 reviews

The Letters of Arturo Toscanini (2002) — Editor — 40 copies, 1 review

Schoenberg: Why He Matters (2023) 29 copies, 2 reviews

Reflections on Toscanini (1992) 19 copies

Music in Fascist Italy (1987) 14 copies

Ten Masterpieces of Music (2021) 12 copies

Virtuoso : the life and art of Niccolò Paganini, Franz Liszt, Anton Rubinstein, Ignace Jan Paderewski, Fritz Kreisler,… (1982) 11 copies

De Negende de beroemdste symfonie van Beethoven (2011) 3 copies

Der Ordinäre 1 copy, 1 review

A Poet’s Life on Record: Artur Rubinstein 1 copy

Virtuoso The Life and Art of Paganini, Liszt, Rubinstein, Perewski, Kreisler, Casals, Landowska, Horowitz, and Gould 1 copy

Rubinstein, A Life 1 copy

Toscanini by Sachs, Harvey (1978) Hardcover 1 copy

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Associated Works

Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony/Romeo and Juliet (Arturo Toscanini Collection, Volume 19) — liner notes — 3 copies

MHQ: The Quarterly Journal Of Military History — Summer 2018 (2018) — Author "War Stories: Maestro of the Resistance" — 1 copy

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Canonical name: Sachs, Harvey
Birthdate: 1946-06-08
Gender: male
Nationality: USA (birth)
Canada
Switzerland
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Places of residence: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
New York, New York, USA
Loro Ciufenna, Italy
Switzerland
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupations: artistic director (Societa' del Quartetto di Milano)
author
conductor
Relationships: Wolf, Eve (partner)
Organizations: Societa' del Quartetto di Milano (artistic director)
Curtis Institute of Music
Awards and honors: Cavaliere dell'Ordine della Stella d'Italia (2017)

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Schoenberg: Why He Matters by Harvey Sachs

A superb biography of one of the twentieth century's most important musicians. Leading the way in the creation of new classical music at the start of the century were Schoenberg and the second Viennese school.

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jwhenderson | 1 other review | Sep 23, 2024 |

Schoenberg: Why He Matters by Harvey Sachs

I listen to audiobooks about composers because sometimes they play the composers music. This did not happen. Which is okay, I get it, rights, permissions, etc. But I did enjoy it. His beef with Stravinsky, his ceaseless efforts (mostly failed, sometimes didn't) to sponsor or assist other Jews fleeing the Nazis (Schoenberg was wise to Hitler quick, and left Austria in the 1930s) and his dedication to making the music he wanted even as his health deteriorated. Jackie Robinson took one of his classes at UCLA, and Schoenberg was extremely proud that one of his students broke the color barrier in "America's sport." I think I would have liked him. But, I'm going to have to figure out how to learn about his music another way.… (more)

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adaorhell | 1 other review | Apr 8, 2024 |

Toscanini: Musician of Conscience by Harvey Sachs

[TOSCANINI] could rank as Harvey Sachs Life Work.

It is amazingly comprehensive and delivers smooth reading through all 864 pages,
beginning with a photograph of a young boy whose vision is already intense
as he stands with an arm protectively holding his sister.

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m.belljackson | 2 other reviews | May 8, 2022 |