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Maestros, Masterpieces and Madness. The Secret Life and Shameful Death of the Classical Record Industry

Categorie	Algemeen Muziek
Boeknummer	#381923-UD4
Titel	Maestros, Masterpieces and Madness. The Secret Life and Shameful Death of the Classical Record Industry
Auteur	Lebrecht, Norman
Boektype	Paperback
Uitgeverij	London : Penguin
Jaar van uitgave	2008
ISBN10	0141028513
ISBN13	9780141028514
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Paperback, illustrated with photographs in b/w, 8vo.
Samenvatting	Inflated egos. Corporate insanity. Slave labour. Sexual excess. Dazzling genius. Welcome to the world of classical recording. Maestros, Masterpieces and Madness is a sparkling expose of the strange truth and sheer brilliance behind the classical music recording industry. Leading music critic Norman Lebrecht charts its rise since the great Caruso's first gramophone bestseller of 1902 and predicts the industry's imminent doom in the face of schmaltzy crossover albums and new technology. From the imperious Karajan to the perfectionist Toscanini and charismatic Bernstein, the leading figures are all here, depicted in witty, incisive pen portraits. Including Lebrecht's own selections of 100 recorded masterpieces and twenty that should never have been made, this is a compelling story of flamboya... (Lees verder)nt maestros, lifelong alliances, disastrous personality clashes and entrepreneurial masterstrokes.
Pagina's	324
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 8,00

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