Charles Munch, Hardcover by Holoman, D. Kern, ISBN 0199772703, ISBN-13 9780199772704, Brand New, Free P&P in the UK

A mesmerizing figure in concert, Charles Munch was celebrated for his electrifying public performances. He was a pioneer in many arenas of classical music--establishing Berlioz in the canon, perfecting the orchestral work of Debussy and Ravel, and leading the world to Roussel, Honegger, and Dutilleux. This is the first full biography of a giant of twentieth-century music, tracing his dramatic survival in occupied Paris, his triumphant arrival at the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and his later years, when hewas a leading cultural figure in the United States, a man known and admired by Presidents Truman, Eisenhower, and Kennedy.