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Chamber Music - A Listener's Guide (Paperback)
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Chamber Music - A Listener's Guide (Paperback)
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Oxford's highly successful listener's guides--The Symphony, The
Concerto, and Choral Masterworks--have been widely praised for
their blend of captivating biography, crystal clear musical
analysis, and delightful humor. Now James Keller follows these
greatly admired volumes with Chamber Music. Approaching the
tradition of chamber music with knowledge and passion, Keller here
serves as the often-opinionated but always genial guide to 192
essential works by 56 composers, providing illuminating essays on
what makes each piece distinctive and admirable. Keller spans the
history of this intimate genre of music, from key works of the
Baroque through the emotionally stirring "golden age" of the
Classical and Romantic composers, to modern masterpieces rich in
political, psychological, and sometimes comical overtones. For each
piece, from Bach through to contemporary figures like George Crumb
and Steve Reich, the author includes an astute musical analysis
that casual music lovers can easily appreciate yet that more
experienced listeners will find enriching. Keller shares the
colorful, often surprising stories behind the compositions while
revealing the delights of an art form once described by Goethe as
the musical equivalent of "thoughtful people conversing."
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