Mortimer H. Frank

Mortimer H. Frank served for many years as the curator of the Toscanini archive at Wave Hill, the maestro's New York home from 1941 to 1945. In that capacity he organized symposiums devoted to the conductor and was a consultant for the television broadcast and subsequent video Toscanini: The mostra altro Maestro. A longtime contributing editor to Fanfare, Mortimer Frank has written on music and literature for Opera News, International Record Review, Schwann-Opus, and The Chronicle of Higher Education. He compiled and edited James Huneker on Music and Musicians and has also served as historical recordings critic for National Public Radio. Professor emeritus, City University of New York, Frank holds an M.A. in musicology and Ph.D. in English. He currently teaches at the Juilliard School of Music in New York City mostra meno