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The Classical Music Experience: Hear & Discover Tác giả: Jacobson Julius H. II Năm xuất bản: 2008 Nhà xuất bản: Sourcebooks Mediafusion
Tóm tắt nội dung: Jacobson, a vascular surgeon who has been a fan of
classical music since his teens, is concerned that interest in this
music is waning, so he has written a book to introduce the uninitiated
to the basic repertoire of "those compositions most often heard at
orchestral or chamber music concerts." Uninhibited by his lack of
training in performance or music history, he plunges into accounts of 42 ... Nhiều hơn
major composers, from Palestrina to Leonard Bernstein, chatting about
their lives, their musical styles and their best-known compositions.
Interspersed are a few pertinent definitions of musical terms, as well
as digressions into other topics, such as the structure of the ear, an
operation he performed on the artery of a conductor and trips he made
to Slovakia (prompted by his discussion of Smetana). Although his
sketches of the music are short and overly simple, he often succeeds in
capturing the essence of a composer's style the "physical energy" and
"dance-like forward motion" of Bach's Third Brandenburg Concerto; the
"fine themes, interesting rhythms, rich orchestral sonorities" in
Bruckner's symphonies; and the "dark coloring, yet brilliant sound" of
Tchaikovsky's orchestration. Unfortunately, his decision not to include
opera (except for Wagner) means that a number of popular composers,
like Verdi, Rossini and Donizetti, are omitted. The book comes with two
CDs containing fragments of some of the works covered. These snippets,
with short introductions by actor Kevin Kline, are too brief to provide
any real insight into the music (and Kline's delivery is surprisingly
dry and faux academic). More helpful are the suggestions Jacobson makes
for recordings to buy. The book is elementary and anecdotal, and the
doctor's enthusiasm is infectious.
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