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At Large: Behind the Camera with Brian Large
Hardcover
Publisher Price: $49.95
ISBN13: 9783991531272
Publisher: Verlag Fur Moderne Kunst
Published: Jul 1 2025
Pages: 524
Weight: 2.40
Height: 1.70 Width: 6.50 Depth: 9.30
Language: English
Behind the scenes with the man responsible for filming some of the greatest classical music performances in television history
A captivating and lively memoir of a life shaped by music, At Large--Behind the Camera with Brian Large begins in the ruins of war-torn London and from there takes the reader on a riveting odyssey around the globe. Through his camera lens, Brian Large (born 1937) immortalized historical performances of the most renowned singers, dancers and musicians of the past half-century, bringing the magic of live presentations into the homes of millions. In this engaging bildungsroman, Large recounts his career with wisdom, warmth and wit, presenting intimate and revelatory glimpses of an astounding cast of characters featuring Luciano Pavarotti, Mirella Freni, Plácido Domingo, Leonard Bernstein, Marilyn Horne, Igor Stravinsky, Leontyne Price, Carlos Kleiber, Birgit Nilsson, Georg Solti, Cecilia Bartoli, Benjamin Britten, Queen Elizabeth II and Frank Zappa.
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