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In this compulsively readable, fascinating, and provocativeguide to classical music, Norman Lebrecht, one of the world's mostwidely read cultural commentators tells the story of the rise ofthe classical recording industry from Caruso's first notes to theheyday of Bernstein, Glenn Gould, Callas, and von Karajan. Lebrechtcompellingly demonstrates that classical recording has reached itsend point-but this is not simply an expos? of decline and fall. Itis, for the first time, the full story of a minor art form,analyzing the cultural revolution wrought by Schnabel, Toscanini,Callas, Rattle, the Three Tenors, and Charlotte Church. It is thestory of how stars were made and broken by the record business; howa war criminal conspired with a concentration-camp victim to createa record empire; and how advancing technology, boardroom wars,public credulity and unscrupulous exploitation shaped the musicalbackdrop to our modern lives. The book ends with a suitable shrineto classical recording: the author's critical selectio
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An element of drama has always attended Rupert Everett, evenbefore he swept to fame with his outstanding performance in'Another Country'. He has spent his life surrounded byextraordinary people, and witnessed extraordinary events. He was inMoscow during the fall of communism; in Berlin the night the wallcame down; and in downtown Manhattan on September 11th. By the ageof 17 he was friends with Andy Warhol and Bianca Jagger, and sincethen he has been up close and personal with some of the most famouswomen in the world: Julia Roberts, Madonna, Sharon Stone andDonatella Versace. Whether sweeping the floor for the RoyalShakespeare Company or co-starring with Faye Dunaway and anorang-utan in 'Dunstan Checks In' (they both took ages to getready), Rupert Everett always brings as much energy and talent tohis life as he does to his career. A superb raconteur and a keenobserver of human folly (especially his own), Rupert Everett turnshis life into a captivating story of love, fame, glamour, gossipand drama.
An answered prayer for Beatles fans and collectors, the first?volume of a unique work that exhaustively chronicles all known and?available Beatles recordings! Have you ever watched a Beatles film clip andwondered: ? Where was that filmed? ? Is any more of that footage available? Have you ever heard a Beatles interview andasked: ? When was that taped? ? Where’s the best place to find the completerecording? Way Beyond Compare has the answers to these andthousands of similar questions. It’s the key to unlocking thesecrets behind every known Beatles recording in circulation through1965, telling you where to find them, what makes them unique, andhow they fit within the context of the Beatles’ amazing musical andcultural journey.
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