Bruno Walter, A World Elsewhere. First full-length biography of Walter to appear in English.

Una Biografía de Bruno Walter que nos permite recorrer la historia de la música desde el fin de la hegemonía de Brahms en la Viena de principios del siglo XX, hasta la reconfiguración de las orquestas sinfónicas norteamericanas después de la segunda guerra Mundial. Una reconstrucción de la vida musical y personal de quien fuera el mas cercano discípulo y colaborador de Gustav Mahler realizada por Erik Ryding y Rebecca Pechefsky, y editada por Yale University Press en 2001.

From Library Journal Using information gathered from thousands of unpublished letters, concert reviews, interviews, and recordings, Ryding, manager of catalog development at Sony Classical, and freelance harpsichordist Pechefsky trace the life and career of Walter (1876-1962), one of the most influential conductors of the 20th century. The biography is deservedly full of praise for its talented subject, but the authors do not hide his faults or suppress the less favorable reviews or criticisms he received during a brilliant career. The book opens with Walter's early successes in turn-of-the-century Germany, where he was aided by Gustav Mahler (who also encouraged him to change his name from Schlesinger) and continues through his expulsion from Europe in the 1930s by the Nazis and his many triumphs in North America. The picture they paint is a vivid one, and the treatment is thorough and well documented. Highly recommended. Timothy J. McGee, Univ. of Toronto

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