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Classical Music - Expect the Unexpected (Hardcover)
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Classical Music - Expect the Unexpected (Hardcover)
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How relevant is classical music today? The genre seems in danger of
becoming nothing more than a hobby for the social elite. Yet Kent
Nagano has another world in mind - one where everyone has access to
classical music. In Classical Music: Expect the Unexpected the
world-famous classical conductor tells the deeply personal story of
his own engagement with the masterpieces and great composers of
classical music, his work with the world's major orchestras, and
his tireless commitment to bringing his music to everybody.
Narrating his first childhood encounters with music's power to
overcome social and ethnic boundaries, he celebrates an art form
that has always taken part in debates about human values and
societal developments. The constantly declining relevance of
classical music in these disrupted times, he argues, not only
impoverishes society from a cultural perspective but robs it of
inspiration, wit, emotional depth, and a sense of community.
Getting to grips with classical music's existential crisis, Nagano
contends that it is too crucial to humanity's survival to be
allowed to silently disappear from our everyday reality. In this
moving autobiography, Kent Nagano makes a compelling plea for
classical music that is as exhilarating as it is thought-provoking.
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