James Jessen Badal

Recording the Classics: Maestros, Music, and Technology

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Produktbeschreibung

In this collection of interviews with major orchestra conductors, James Badal explores the impact of recording technology on contemporary musical culture. Spanning more than a decade with masters such as Vladimir Ashkenazy, Christoph von Dohnanyi, and Christopher Hogwood, these discussions offer valuable commentary on the digital revolution and subsequent compact disc explosion. One issue addressed in Recording the Classics is how recordings have significantly raised the general public's level of musical knowledge. Classical music discs provide both entertainment and education - the traditional, ideal vehicles for increasing the appreciation of great music among those who lack access to recital halls and opera houses. However, listening to music in private affords an essentially different experience than that of attending a live concert; both the public and the musicians are absent from the home listening environment.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Kent State University Press
• New
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: Mai 1996
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 158mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 494g
• ISBN-13: 9780873385428
• ISBN-10: 087338542X
• Artikelnr.: 21143780

Autorenporträt

James Badal is an assistant professor of English and Journalism at Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland. His articles have appeared in many music and entertainment publications, among them High Fidelity, Symphony, Fanfare, Cleveland Edition, and Norther Ohio Live. He was elected to the Board of Trustees of the Cleveland Police Historical Society in 2000. He is also the author of In the Wake of the Butcher: Cleveland's Torso Murders (Kent State University Press, 2001).