Swooning
by Christopher Lawrence /
2015 / English / EPUB
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The orchestra has tuned, the lights in the hall have dimmed, and
the conductor's baton signals the downbeat for the beginning of
the romance. Settle back - it's telling you something...
The orchestra has tuned, the lights in the hall have dimmed, and
the conductor's baton signals the downbeat for the beginning of
the romance. Settle back - it's telling you something...
The history of classical music is littered with murder, adultery,
bigamy, fraud, sado-masochism, riches, poverty, gluttony, nervous
breakdowns, bizarre behaviour and terrible, terrible toilet
humour (Mozart was the prime exponent of the latter). Classical
music -nice? Not at all. It's the most immediate expression of
mental and emotional extremes: often deceptive, sometimes
dangerous and frequently a discomforting revelation.
The history of classical music is littered with murder, adultery,
bigamy, fraud, sado-masochism, riches, poverty, gluttony, nervous
breakdowns, bizarre behaviour and terrible, terrible toilet
humour (Mozart was the prime exponent of the latter). Classical
music -nice? Not at all. It's the most immediate expression of
mental and emotional extremes: often deceptive, sometimes
dangerous and frequently a discomforting revelation.Swooning
Swooning documents the all too human flaws in the lives
of the great composers by loosely following the sequence of
emotions as experienced in a love affair - one that doesn't work
out, of course.
documents the all too human flaws in the lives
of the great composers by loosely following the sequence of
emotions as experienced in a love affair - one that doesn't work
out, of course.
In this fully revised and updated edition, Christopher Lawrence
leads us through the listening experience, from anger and
Beethoven to sadness and Tchaikovsky, triumph and Wagner and
freedom and Mozart - it's all here in this whimsical guide to the
conduct of a romance, with some handy hints on how to make it
more, well, harmonious.
In this fully revised and updated edition, Christopher Lawrence
leads us through the listening experience, from anger and
Beethoven to sadness and Tchaikovsky, triumph and Wagner and
freedom and Mozart - it's all here in this whimsical guide to the
conduct of a romance, with some handy hints on how to make it
more, well, harmonious.
One of Australia's favourite radio personalities, Christopher
Lawrence boasts a career spanning more than 40 years of
broadcasting. He is best known for his work with ABC Classic FM.
Christopher has written three best-selling books:
One of Australia's favourite radio personalities, Christopher
Lawrence boasts a career spanning more than 40 years of
broadcasting. He is best known for his work with ABC Classic FM.
Christopher has written three best-selling books:Swooning
Swooning;
;Hymns of the Forefathers
Hymns of the Forefathers, based on
his documentary series about the history of hymns seen on ABC TV;
and
, based on
his documentary series about the history of hymns seen on ABC TV;
andSwing Symphony
Swing Symphony.
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