Weschler, Lawrence New Yorker 1986

Complete Citation
Weschler, Lawrence. “Profiles: Boy Wonder—I.” New Yorker 62/39 (Novem-ber 17, 1986): 54-56, 61, 64-65, 68-70, 72-73, 76-78, 87-89, 91-93. “Boy Wonder—II.” New Yorker (November 24) 62/40: 52-54, 57- 58, 60, 63-64, 67-74.
Author
Weschler, Lawrence
Year
1986
Periodical Title
New Yorker
Source Type
Magazine
Notes

Nicolas Slonimsky is the subject of this pro-file. Includes his reminiscences of his early, pioneering conducting (November 17: 88-89, 91-92) of Ives’s compositions (esp. Orchestral Set No. 1: Three Places in New England). Uses quotations from Slo-nimsky’s autobiography.