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On and Off the Record
Published in Hardcover by Scribner (1982)
Author: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
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A great book on Legge and the great artists of his time.
This is not just a book about Walter Legge, it covers the history of the Renaissance of Recorded Music as well. Each chapter deals with another of the great artists he worked with. He gives his detailed impressions of the person and the artist. A must is the one on Maria Callas, La Divina. Elisabeth Schwarzkopf as editor puts everything in perspective with a preface to each chapter. A wonderful book.


Walter Legge: Words and Music
Published in Hardcover by Routledge (1998)
Authors: Walter Legge, Alan Sanders, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, and Sanders Alan
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Words of the producer
The title of this book makes for me some misunderstanding: there are many words but generally not about music. These words are about performance practice and recording problems. I think this book is interesting primarily for those who concern performance practice and recording history of 1930-50s by HMV (EMI now). The book contains some Legge's articles from magazines and many letters and telegrams to and from prominent musicians such as Beecham, Furtwangler, Karajan and others. It's a mosaic of impressions, events, thoughts, directives, reminiscences but not a continued story. If you like it you may try this book.


On and Off the Record : A Memoir of Walter Legge
Published in Paperback by Northeastern University Press (2002)
Author: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
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