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The Rest Is Noise
- Listening to the 20th Century
- De: Alex Ross
- Narrado por: Grover Gardner
- Duración: 23 h y 7 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 492
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 308
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 304
The Rest Is Noise takes the listener inside the labyrinth of modern music, from turn-of-the-century Vienna to downtown New York in the '60s and '70s. We meet the maverick personalities and follow the rise of mass culture on this sweeping tour of 20th-century history through its music.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Learned so much!
- De Paula en 02-18-08
- The Rest Is Noise
- Listening to the 20th Century
- De: Alex Ross
- Narrado por: Grover Gardner
Excellent but cd have been better still
Revisado: 08-25-18
A guiding "synthetic big idea" wd have given the prose more drive. The book has been so well reviewed that I was expecting even more, a big original idea abou 20th century music. Eg Rose's repeated and intriguing reference to Mann's Faustus could have served with a longer analysis of Faust. When he is more of a close-reading musicologist like his brilliant brief remarks on Lutoslawski it is very instructive; when there are just nice reviewer-type comparisons like how John Adams' home and surroundings are a bit like his music - then it feels like a series of enjoyable but basically journalistic reviews strung together.
Part of the issue is Rose's tact - he clearly restrains himself from too many clear evaluations; to give a more incisive original thesis there could be more controversy like his (only) suggested but recurring claim that Adorno n Boulez were dictating the direction of music much too much. Jon Stewart said it when bashing cnn "To be an arbiter means sometimes taking a stance."
Like almost everyone, I missed the extracts of the pieces discussed - despite the (too?) light prose no music makes it harder reading and harder listening. I was switching between listening and youtube and wikipedia for more details, more evidence that the prose "architecture" was lacking. The Kindle version has the missing additional recording bibliography with Rose's recommendations. In this way, both when I knew the piece already and when I didnt this made for a great learning experience:)
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The History of Classical Music
- De: Richard Fawkes
- Narrado por: Robert Powell
- Duración: 5 h y 12 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 352
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 197
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 198
From Gregorian Chant to Henryk Gorecki, the first living classical composer to get into the pop album charts, here is the fascinating story of over a thousand years of Western classical music and the composers who have sought to express in music the deepest of human feelings and emotions. Also available: The History of Opera.
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4 out of 5 stars
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soothing
- De Anne en 10-29-03
- The History of Classical Music
- De: Richard Fawkes
- Narrado por: Robert Powell
Good but sometimes superficial
Revisado: 07-24-18
Second half feels rushed because of the larger number of composers mentioned. First half was some great historical and theoretical detail...
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The Mind of Plato
- De: A. E. Taylor
- Narrado por: Frederick Davidson
- Duración: 3 h y 27 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 93
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 71
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 71
Through his own writings and inspiration of Aristotle and countless others, Plato continues to influence every area of philosophic thought, to say nothing of his enormous influence on Christian theology. His dramatic dialogues, including Republic, the monumental treatise on the ideal state, render him one of the greatest of Greek literary geniuses. In this concise analysis, eminent Plato scholar A. E. Taylor examines the philosopher's theory of knowledge and doctrine of ideas; the ideal of the philosopher-king; the social system advocated in Republic; judgments on democracy; and belief in the immortality of the soul. Also considered: Plato's relationship with his master, Socrates; contribution to the idea of university education; attack on art; abstention from public life; anticipation of Copernicus. Taylor also mentions historical misunderstandings of the one he deems the most original and influential of all philosophers.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Nasal bore
- De Dennis Looman en 05-20-10
- The Mind of Plato
- De: A. E. Taylor
- Narrado por: Frederick Davidson
Recommended
Revisado: 02-15-16
Eloquent n remarkably deep for short book. Encouraged me to seek out other classicists of bygone era.
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