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The classical music experience
discover the music of the world's greatest composers
By II, Julius Jacobson & Jacobson, Julius & Kline, Kevin E.
- ISBN
- 978-1-57071-950-9
- Publisher
- Naperville, Ill. : Sourcebooks MediaFusion, c2003.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 2002
Eminent microsurgeon Jacobson (Mount Sinai Medical Ctr., New York) has cultivated a love of classical music since he was a child. Here, he attempts a short layperson's introduction to the music, describing the lives and oeuvres of 42 composers, from Mozart and Wagner to Leonard Bernstein and Charles Ives. Arranged in roughly chronological order, the chapters range from two pages (Max Bruch) to more than 15 (Beethoven), each highlighting at least on...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
