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Acknowledgments Many people over many years have helped me with their support, memories , expertise, and guidance. I wish to thank them all, and if I have omitted any, I beg to be forgiven. Mrs. Helene Szell gave me encouragement and tangible support over the years. I received grants from the Mather foundation in Cleveland, headed by James D. Ireland III, and benefitted from the editorial assistance of Sedgwick Clark. the first publisher to whom I submitted the manuscript advised me to cut and polish it with further editorial help. for this next step I received guidance by gifted author and editor Barbara Heyman. Donald rosenberg, music critic for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, who wrote a history of the Cleveland orchestra, told the excellent longtime archivist of the Cleveland orchestra, Carol Jacobs, that he would be glad to help me, and I gratefully accepted . In an amazingly short time, Donald read the manuscript twice, providing many insightful and important suggestions and corrections large and small. Carol’s predecessor as archivist, Nancy Parish, and two successors, Amy Dankowski and Deborah Hefling, have all given their time and expertise, for which I am infinitely grateful. Conductor colleagues louis lane and John Canarina read the manuscript and made welcome contributions, as did my wonderful daughter, Barbara Charry, and John supplied me with material from the Scottish orchestra when he was conducting in Britain. the late, renowned conductor, scholar, and teacher Max rudolf, who had been Szell’s associate since 1929 and friend for life, gave invaluable advice over many years. A friend from fulbright Scholarship days, Professor Bruno Nettl at the University of Illinois, recommended that I consult with Judy McCulloh at the University of Illinois Press, who advised me to cut further. With the enthusiastic and wise guidance and support of her successor, laurie Matheson, and the extraordinary expert editing xvi . acknowledgments of Manuela Kruger in New york City, the book took final shape. I am grateful to all the people who helped make this book possible, who are listed separately. My most heartfelt thanks go to my wife, Jane Charry, who has been involved every step of the way over these many years, and without whom this work would simply not exist. the love and support of my family has been of the greatest importance, and I want to name them all with my love and thanks. our son Stephen Charry (1958–2008) was with me all the way and always will be. He accompanied Jane and me on our first visit to the University of Illinois Press in 2005, and knew that the book would be published by that distinguished institution. His family includes his wife, Karin, and their children, Kaylyn, Benjamin, and Genevieve. And our daughter Barbara, her husband, and daughter, Iver, and Diana—all are ever in our hearts. thanks also to: elinore Barber, A. Beverly Barksdale, Myron Bloom, emily (Mrs. Dudley S.) Blossom Jr., Martin Bookspan, Pierre Boulez, Helen (Mrs. Percy) Brown, theodore Brown, John Browning, James Buswell, robert B. Cantrick, Gaby and robert Casadesus, Alice Chalifoux, Schuyler Chapin, robert Conrad, Marcel Dick, rafael Druian, Cloyd Duff, Anita Duquette, John S. edwards, Philip farkas, robert finn, rudolf firkusny, Dietrich fischer-Dieskau, leon fleisher, Jean fonda fournier, Zino francescatti, Hans Gal, Joseph Gingold, Margaret Glove, Saul Goodman, Gary Graffman, Kenneth Haas, lynn Harrell, olga Heifetz, Hans Heinzheimer, frank Hruby, Christopher Jaffe, frank e. Joseph, Andrew Kazdin, eugene Kilinski, Joseph Koch, Alan Kofsky, Paul Henry lang, edward A. lanyi, rosalie (Mrs. edgar M.) leventritt, James levine, Seymour lipkin, David loebel, Kurt loebel, Joseph Machlis, Daniel Majeske, Vladimir Maleckar, Ursula Mamlok, robert Marcellus, robert C. Marsh, robert Matson, Michael Maxwell, Peter Mennin, erica Morini, Carlos Moseley, edward Murphy, Paul Myers, richard oliver, edith Peinemann, Murray Perahia, Maurice Peress, Martin Perlich, frank Peters, richard Pittschke, eunice Podis, Peter Poltun, Jacques Posell, Alfred rankin, Judith raskin, Peter reed, rudolf ringwall, George rochberg, Halina (Mrs. Artur) rodzinski, leonard rose, Klaus G. roy, Harvey Sachs, Samuel Salkin, felix Salzer, Hedwig (Mrs. felix) Salzer, leonard Samuels, Jack Saul, Jerzy Semkow, rudolf Serkin, robert Shankland, Harold Shapero, robert Shaw, Mrs. thomas B. Sherman, George Silfies, ernst Silberstein, Abraham Skernick, Martin Sokoloff, Noel Sokoloff, risë Stevens Surovy, David J. Stiller, George Sturm, ethel (Mrs. Irvin) talbot, John G. teltsch, Henri temianka, olin trogdon, Paul Vermel, edgar Vincent, frederic Waldman, richard Weiner, evan Whallon, thomas Willis, Nancy Coe Wixom, rachel de W. Wixom, Martyn Zagwijn, David Zauder, and Alfred Zetzer. Australian Broadcasting Corporation, rex e. ellis, federal director of...

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