Swooning

A Classical Music Guide to Life, Love, Lust and Other Follies

Christopher Lawrence

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NERO
18 November 2015

Music; Western "classical" music

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ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- There really is no better word for this than 'fun'- this is such a fun book! Lawrence's passion for classical music is undeniable and the anecdotes he has for some of the biggest names in the classical world are at turns fascinating and downright tragic. It is hard to think of the grand composers as being of flesh and blood but Lawrence brings them to life, if only for a short time. A perfect companion for your morning coffee. Siân McNabney

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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 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 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.

By: Christopher Lawrence
Imprint: NERO
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 207mm, Width: 135mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 275g
ISBN: 9781863957502
ISBN 10: 1863957502
Publication Date: 18 November 2015
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active