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Born in Portland, Oregon, David Itkin's conducting career includes more than eight hundred symphonic, operatic, and theatrical performances worldwide and throughout North America. He is currently Music Director and Conductor with the Abilene Philharmonic and Professor of Music and Director of Orchestral Studies at the University of North Texas, USA.
"There are many books about conducting, some technical, some
biographical and some are memoirs. David Itkin's work falls clearly
into the first category but with a difference. Whereas most books
of this sort focus on the purely orchestral repertoire, Mr. Itkin
looks at an important subspecialty: concerti.
"This area is perhaps the most difficult for those who wield a
baton. Not only do you have to convey everything to the orchestra,
you must also get into the head of the soloist. By concentrating on
familiar pieces, David Itkin is offering a valuable textbook for
the aspiring maestro. His instructions are clear and to the point.
Looking at the difficulties involved, he gets right to the heart of
this important facet of the conductor's art.
"Highly recommended."--Leonard Slatkin
"This is a 'must own' book for any conductor or conducting student.
David Itkin has written a very thoughtful and insightful book
concerning the most frequently performed standard concerti. This
volume looks at works from many perspectives including problems of
accompanying, the conductor/soloist relationship, interpretation
and balance problems as well as errata wherever necessary for many
of these concerti. This is a book written by a conductor with many
years of experience with these works and is an invaluable addition
to the world of conducting books."--Samuel Adler, Professor of
Composition, the Juilliard School
"This book is truly wonderful, lucid and intelligent. Would that
many of Maestro Itkin's colleagues devoted such attention to mere
concerti! I'm certain that this will prove very inspirational and
helpful to conductors on every level."--Misha Dichter
"David Itkin brings a wealth and variety of experience to the
subject matter, displaying a firm grasp of both the practical and
artistic issues. This is a much-needed book that provides a great
deal of important information for any aspiring young
conductor."--Paul Rowe, previously an artist of the Waverly
Consort; Prof. of Music, University of Wisconsin
"Each concerto is given detailed attention from one who clearly has
had vast experience with these works and thorough knowledge of the
scores. Maestro Itkin has carefully gone through each of the
concerti in this book in a methodical manner. . . . This book is a
valuable addition to the conductor's library."--Podium Notes/The
Conductors Guild
"Itkin devotes a chapter each to twenty piano concertos, ten violin
concertos, and six cello concertos from the standard repertory that
students and young professional conductors are most likely to
encounter. . . . Itkin discusses accompanying and the
conductor/soloist relationship, preparation (study of the score and
solo part), balance and ensemble, and other aspects of
interpretation."--The Beethoven Journal
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