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Why do so many of us listen to classical music, and how can you get
the most from listening to it? In this unpretentious and
instructive book, internationally celebrated conductor and teacher
John Mauceri brings to bear his lifetime of experience and profound
knowledge. A protege of Leonard Bernstein and an artist who has
performed and recorded all over the world, Mauceri is the guide par
excellence to the joys of classical music. Mauceri illuminates our
understanding of what it is we hear when we listen; how each piece
bears the traces of its history; and how the concert experience
allows us constantly to discover music anew. 'Wonderful' Marilyn
Horne 'This delightful book is not so much the opening of a door as
an affectionate hand on the arm, guiding the reader with enthusiasm
and intelligence into a world of beauty' Stephen Hough
A prominent conductor explores how aesthetic criteria masked the
political goals of countries during the three great wars of the
past century "[Mauceri's] writing is more exhilarating than any
helicopter ride we have been on."-Air Mail "Fluently written and
often cogent."-Barton Swaim, Wall Street Journal This book offers a
major reassessment of classical music in the twentieth century.
John Mauceri argues that the history of music during this span was
shaped by three major wars of that century: World War I, World War
II, and the Cold War. Probing why so few works have been added to
the canon since 1930, Mauceri examines the trajectories of great
composers who, following World War I, created voices that were
unique and versatile, but superficially simpler. He contends that
the fate of composers during World War II is inextricably linked to
the political goals of their respective governments, resulting in
the silencing of experimental music in Germany, Italy, and Russia;
the exodus of composers to America; and the sudden return of
experimental music-what he calls "the institutional avant-garde"-as
the lingua franca of classical music in the West during the Cold
War.
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