Michael Tilson Thomas (1944–2026)
Author of George Balanchine's The Nutcracker
About the Author
Works by Michael Tilson Thomas
Charles Ives : An American Journey 2 copies
Ravel : Boléro + Fanfare + Mother Goose {compete ballet} + Pièce en forme de habanera + Rapsodie espagnole {sound recording} {Tilson Thomas/LSO} (1988) — Conductor — 2 copies
Tangazo: Music of Latin America [sound recording] — Conductor — 1 copy
Preludes, Fugues And Riffs: Jazz In Classical Music [sound recording] — Conductor — 1 copy
Making the Right Choices: A John Cage Centennial Celebration — Artistic Director — 1 copy
Alma Brasileira: Bachianas Brasileiras Nos. 4, 5, 7 & 9; Chôros No. 10 [sound recording] — Conductor — 1 copy
The Thomashefskys: Music and Memories of a Life in the Yiddish Theater [video recording] (2012) — Artistic Director — 1 copy
Notturno — Composer — 1 copy
Bernstein : On the Town 1 copy
Copland the Populist 1 copy
Latin American Classics: Piazzolla - Copland - Chávez - Revueltas - Ginastera [sound recording] (2007) — Conductor — 1 copy
Associated Works
The NPR Curious Listener's Guide to Classical Music (2002) — Foreword, some editions — 160 copies, 2 reviews
Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 + Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93 [sound recording] (1999) — Conductor, some editions — 56 copies
Rhapsody in Blue / Second Rhapsody / Preludes / Unpublished Piano Works [sound recording] (2002) — Performer, some editions — 23 copies
Cello concerto no.1 in E flat major, Op. 107 + Cello concerto no.2 in G major, Op.126 [sound recording] (1996) — Chef d'orchestre, some editions — 16 copies
The Seven Deadly Sins / Little Threepenny Music [sound recording] (1933) — Conductor, some editions — 6 copies
Romeo and Juliet {Ballet, Op.64 excerpts} [sound recording] (1996) — Conductor, some editions — 6 copies
Chausson : Poeme for violin and orchestra, Op.25 + Sibelius : Violin concerto in D minor, Op.47 [sound recording] (2018) — Conductor, some editions — 5 copies
Appalachian Spring / Billy the Kid / Rodeo [sound recording] (2005) — Conductor, some editions — 5 copies
Barber : Adagio for strings + Four songs, Op.13 : 3. Sure on this shining night + 4. Nocturne + Knoxville: Summer of 1915 + Copland : Eight poems of Emily Dickinson + Quiet city… — Conductor, some editions — 5 copies
Symphony No. 3 & Orchestral Set No. 2 [sound recording] — Conductor, some editions — 4 copies
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto / Souvenir d'un lieu cher / Swan Lake: Russian Dance / Sérénade Mélancolique [sound recording] (2005) — Conductor, some editions — 4 copies
Cello Concerto No. 1 / Cello Sonata No. 1 / Romances / Chant saphique / Allegro appassionato / Prayer [sound recording] (2004) — Conductor, some editions — 3 copies
Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 / Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto / Vieuxtemps: Violin Concerto No. 5 [sound recording] (1995) — Conductor, some editions — 3 copies
Serenade No. 1 / Tragic, & Academic Festival Overtures [sound recording] — Caonductor, some editions — 2 copies
Tehillim - Three Movements. CD — Conductor — 2 copies
Beethoven : Cantata on the death of Emperor Joseph II + Symphony no.2 in D major, Op.36 [sound recording] (2013) — Conductor, some editions — 2 copies
Dudley Moore Introduces Concerto! [sound recording] — Conductor — 1 copy
Of Thee I Sing / Let Em Eat Cake [sound recording] — Conductor, some editions — 1 copy
Songs With Orchestra: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen / Rückert-Lieder / Des Knaben Wunderhorn [sound recording] (2010) — Conductor, some editions — 1 copy
Das klagende Lied [sound recording] — Conductor, some editions — 1 copy
Angel Artistry - Cage: Three Dances / Reich: Four Organs / Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring [sound recording] — Artist, some editions — 1 copy
Concerto For Flute & Harp / Sonatas For Flute & Piano K 296 & 376 [sound recording] — Conductor, some editions — 1 copy
Gershwin — Conductor, some editions — 1 copy
La mer [sound recording] — Conductor, some editions — 1 copy
Absolute Jest / Grand Pianola Music [sound recording] — Conductor, some editions — 1 copy
Shostakovich : Symphony no.5 in D minor, Op.47 [video recording] (2011) — Conductor, some editions — 1 copy
Beethoven : Symphony no.6 in F major, op.68, 'Pastoral' [sound recording] {Tilson Thomas} — Conductor, some editions — 1 copy
La mer / Nocturnes [sound recording] — Conductor, some editions — 1 copy
A Treasury of Great Classics [sound recording] — Conductor — 1 copy
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1944-12-21
- Date of death
- 2026-04-22
- Gender
- male
- Education
- University of Southern California
- Occupations
- composer
conductor
pianist - Awards and honors
- Gramophone Classical Music Award - Artist of the Year (2005)
- Cause of death
- glioblastoma
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Places of residence
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Place of death
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- California, USA
Members
Reviews
Photographs taken during the film production, capture all the elegant and rich movement of George Balanchine's ballet.
Lists
Christmas Books (1)
Ballet Books (1)
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- Works
- 26
- Also by
- 38
- Members
- 362
- Popularity
- #66,318
- Rating
- 4.2
- Reviews
- 1
- ISBNs
- 7
- Languages
- 1