This list provides an overview of books about conductors and conducting, including biographies and the philosophy and mechanics of leading ensembles.

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The Complete Conductor: A Comprehensive Resource for the Professional Conductor of the Twenty-First Century, Robert W. Demaree, Jr., Don V. Moses, David Moses. Prentice Hall Press. 1994. ISBN 0131730142 (hardcover)

The Compleat Conductor, Gunther A. Schuller. Oxford University Press. 1997. ISBN 0195063775 (hardcover), 0195126610 (paperback)

The Grammar of Conducting. Max Rudolph, with Michael Stern. Schirmer Books. 1995. ISBN 0028722213 (hardcover).

Boult On Music - Words from a Lifetime's Communication. Sir Adrian Boult, with foreword by Bernard Shore and introduction by Vernon Handley. Toccata Press. 1988. ISBN 0907689035 (hardcover), 0907689043 (paperback).

Essays, radio talks, interviews, magazine and newspaper articles by Sir Adrian Boult, on conducting, on composers he knew and worked with (Vaughan Williams, Holst, Elgar and others), on the great composers of the past (Bach, Schubert, et al.), on other musicians (Menuhin, Casals, Beecham, Walter,…).

Conversations With Boulez: Thoughts on Conducting, Pierre Boulez, et al. Amadeus Press. 1996. ISBN 1574670077 (hardcover)

Memoirs: Sir Georg Solti, Harvey Sachs & Sir George Solti. Alfred A. Knopf. 1997. ISBN 067944596X (hardcover)

Of Music and Music-Making. Bruno Walter, with Paul Hamburger (translation). Reprint Services Corp. 1977. ISBN 999112599X (hardcover).

The original book was published in German in 1957. Walter offers fascinating insights to his philosophy of conducting. A non technical discussion.