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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Lots of trees; not much forestBy CustomerThis biography of George Szell reflects a great deal of research about Szells professional life; and Michael Charry deserves a lot of praise for his deep knowledge about the career of this great musician.The book gives us a blow by blow account of practically all of Szells concerts given throughout his life. The typical account takes the form; "on such-and-such a date; Szell conducted the following works with the X orchestra." Then will follow a snippet or two from the reviews of the concert.After a while; this gets quite tedious; and one wonders whether this information might not have been better listed in an appendix. Of course; that would have gutted the book; but it would also have left space for what I was hoping to find; but generally missed: Szells ideas about the music he performed;his thoughts about conducting; and his philosophy of life. These topics are not completely absent; but they are submerged in a sea of facts that quickly become repetitive; not to say boring.To the extent that Charry departs from his formula; it is usually to convey gossipy stories about Szells tendency to be his own worst enemy (or; to be more precise; his own second-worst enemy; since Rudolf Bing claimed to be his worst enemy). Charry never offers a psychological explanation of the demon that haunted Szell and caused him so many times to act immaturely. Nor does Charry delve into a topic that might have been connected to this: Szells early decision to stop his work as a composer.Surely the inability to create his own new works must have gnawed at the soul of such a great musical genius. Instead; Charry simply reports without comment that Szell decided his compositions werent very good. Since this decision occurred when Szell was still quite young; one has to wonder if he ever regretted it or even toyed with the idea of picking up his composers pen again. Of course; one also must ask if this suppression of creativity is in any way connected to Szells ambivalence about his self-identity (a Jew raised as a Catholic but chased out of Europe by the Nazis) and about his national identity (a Hungarian who identified more with Czechoslovakia but who lived in Cleveland; Ohio and planned to retire to Zurich; Switzerland).In sum; Charrys research of the details of Szells life is impressive; his analysis and interpretation are one-dimensional and reduce Szell to a wonderful; but somehow inhuman and rather dull; musical machine and careerist. So if anyone who can bring more intellectual-historical and/or psychological insight to the life of George Szell reads this; I would urge you to build on Charrys strong foundation and give us a more profound portrait of this giant of twentieth century music.12 of 12 people found the following review helpful. Great Contribution; Missed OpportunityBy Gerald MarxmanCharrys book is an important contribution; because its the only biography (as far as I know) of George Szell; one of the greatest conductors of the 20th century. Its a good book; well written and loaded with factual information about Szells life as a musician. But it could have been a great book by telling us more about Szell; the man. He was; after all; a controversial figure; a musical genius capable of occasional juvenile behavior.Charry was one of Szells closest associates for nine years and knew many other musical greats of that era. He could have told us more about Szells opinions of contemporary conductors; whose performances often contrasted with his own. And it would have been interesting to know how those conductors and other artists of that time viewed Szell. Charry also might have offered more insight into Szells likes and dislikes among the great classical composers.(We can discern some of that from the books detailed listings of programs for all of Szells performances.) And it would have been interesting to know how todays great conductors and artists view Szells legacy to classical music. Which of his performances might be considered by musicians and critics as the ones never likely to be surpassed? Did his transformation of the Cleveland Orchestra into one of the worlds best influence an overall improvement in American orchestras that has occurred since his time? Charry had a unique opportunity to answer questions like those; and unfortunately most of the people who might have provided some of those answers are now gone. Despite this missed opportunity; Charrys book is a must for lovers of classical music; and especially for admirers of George Szell.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. TediousBy Kenneth GMost of the book is about what music he conducted; in what city; on what date how the concert was received. Biographical details are there but you have to wade through a lot of tedium to get to them. Such a great interesting man deserved an interesting; better biography.