The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century
by Alex Ross
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Author: Alex RossEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-10-14
ISBN: 0312427719
Number of pages: 704
Publisher: Picador
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Book Review: A Book That Really Grew On Me
Summary: 5 Stars
I have very little background in music and definitely missed the descriptions the author makes about the music the men he describes in this book. I listened appreciatively but could not relate. I "read" this book on audiobook. Somehow I thought that the book would contain samples of the music but due to copyright issues and royalty issues, I'm sure that was too difficult. I could find the music on Youtube so if I made and extra effort it was available for me at anytime. I am interested in history and biography and that is where this book captured my heart. I learned about the composers of the 20th century, many people whom I assumed to be of a different era and it never occurred to me had been alive in the 20th century. The story in this book made me think about the politics and wars of the 20th century and where many great composers came from. Many of the great were from a part of Europe that saw terrible destruction and war and where Americans have divorced itself from. Germany, Austria and Russia (Soviet Union). This may have a reason that Americans in particular aren't attached to classical music. Leaders such as Stalin and Hitler also were classical music aficionados who left a bad relationship with classical music and their evil regimes. It also is labor intensive at a time when musical recordings were easy and cheap to obtain. I was absorbed by this book and was very glad I listened to it. At first, I couldn't believe I bought it but regrets soon flew away. Highly recommended.
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