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Publisher CommentsFirst performed at the midpoint of the twentieth century, John Cage’s 4'33", a composition conceived of without a single musical note, is among the most celebrated and ballyhooed cultural gestures in the history of modern music. A meditation on the act of listening and the nature of performance, Cage’s controversial piece became the iconic statement of the meaning of silence in art and is a landmark work of American musi... read more>>>
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Northshire Bookstore Review
Reviewed By... Louise Jones
The Cello Suites: J.S. Bach, Pablo Casals, and the Search for a Baroque Masterpiece ($24) by Eric Siblin. An entertaining, many-faceted tale of the enigmatic history of Bach�s masterpiece, with fascinating biographies of the composer and Pablo Casals, who brought the suites to prominence. The Casals performance is available on cd ($23.98). � Louise Jones
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Publisher Comments Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) was a composer of universal genius whose popularity, extraordinary even during his lifetime, has never ceased to grow and now encircles the globe. His most famous works are as beloved in Beijing as they are in Boston. A lifelong devotee, Edmund Morris, the author of three bestselling presidential biographies, brings the great composer to life as a man of astonishing complexity and overpowering intelligence—a giga... read more>>>
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