A well-tempered musician's unfinished journey through life
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Author
Contributions
- Kirschner, Robert - Contributor
- Glaser, Eleanor. - Contributor
- Crawford, Caroline - Contributor
- Western Jewish History Center. - Contributor
- Bancroft Library. Regional Oral History Office. - Contributor
Publication
1990 - , California
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Identifiers
- Internet Archivewelltemperedmusical00altmrich
- Open LibraryOL7187864M
Alternate Titles
- A well tempered musician's unfinished journey through life
- California Jewish community oral history series.
- Ludwig Altman, a well-tempered musician's unfinished journey through life.
Description
Altman recalls life in Germany and the rise of Nazism, his training in Berlin at the Academy for Church and School Music, and his emigration to the United States in 1937. He discusses his 50 year career as organist at Temple Emanu-El, and his 33 years with the San Francisco Symphony. He also recalls many outstanding musicians and conductors, including Alfred Hertz and Pierre Monteux.
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Topics
Hertz, Alfred, 1872-1942Monteux, Pierre, 1875-1964Altman, Ludwig -- BiographyAltman, Ludwig -- InterviewsJews -- Germany -- History -- 1933-1945Organists -- United States -- BiographySan Francisco Symphony Orchestra. -- HistoryJewish musicians -- United States -- BiographyMusicians -- California -- San Francisco -- BiographyCongregation Emanu-El (San Francisco, Calif.) -- HistoryGermany -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 1933-1945University of California, Berkeley. Dept. of Music -- Faculty
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