Life of Music - New Adventures in the Western Classical Tradition (Kenyon Nicholas)(Paperback / softback)

Nicholas Kenyon explores the enduring appeal of the classical canon at a moment when we can access all music--across time and cultures "Nicholas Kenyon is an amiable and enthusiastic guide to a thousand years of classical music."--Neil Fisher, The Times "A wonderfully engaging survey. . . . It is what every music lover needs close by. . . . We are left in no doubt about music's extraordinary power."--Ian Thomson, Financial Times Immersed in music for much of his life as writer, broadcaster, and concert presenter, former director of the BBC Proms Nicholas Kenyon has long championed an astonishingly wide range of composers and performers. Now, as we think about culture in fresh ways, Kenyon revisits the stories that make up the classical tradition and foregrounds those that are too often overlooked. This inclusive, knowledgeable, and
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