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Genius and Anxiety: How Jews Changed the World, 1847-1947 by Norman Lebrecht
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Category: History
A unique chronicle of the years 1847-1947, the century when the Jewish people changed the world--and it changed them.In a hundred-year period, a handful of men and women changed the way we see the world. Many of them are well known--Marx, Freud, Proust, Einstein, Kafka. Others have vanished from collect ...Show more
Why Beethoven: A Phenomenon in 100 Pieces by Norman Lebrecht
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Category: Music
Without Beethoven, music as we know it wouldn't exist.There'd be no Wagner, Verdi, Mahler, Nina Simone, Michael Jackson, down to cello-playing Ed Sheeran. Norman Lebrecht asks- why? Who was this titan of world culture? In 100 recordings, freely available on Idagio and YouTube, Lebrecht brings to life t ...Show more
Why Beethoven: A Phenomenon in 100 Pieces by Norman Lebrecht
$22.99 AUD
Category: Music
Without Beethoven, music as we know it wouldn't exist. Who was this titan of world culture? 'You want to build a Beethoven library? There can be no better starting point... Brilliant.' John Suchet, Classic FM presenter Through 100 recordings, Lebrecht brings to life the composer as we've never seen him ...Show more
Why Mahler? How One Man and Ten Symphonies Changed the World by Norman Lebrecht
$23.99 AUD
Category: Music | Reading Level: very good
A century after his death, Gustav Mahler is the most important composer of modern times. Displacing Beethoven as a box-office draw, heard in Hollywood films and on state occasions, his music inspires particular devotion. Some believe it helps heal emotional wounds, others find intellectual fascination i ...Show more
Why Mahler? How one man and ten symphonies changed the world by Norman Lebrecht
$39.99 AUD
Category: Music
A century after his death, Gustav Mahler is the most important composer of modern times. Displacing Beethoven as a box-office draw, his music offers more than the usual listening satisfactions. Many believe it has the power to heal emotional wounds and ease the pain of death. Others struggle with the in ...Show more
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