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Dangerous Melodies: Classical Music in America from the Great War Through the Cold War
By Rosenberg, Jonathan
- ISBN
- 9780393608427 9780393608434
- Publisher
- Norton
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Reviewed on November 1, 2019 | Arts & Humanities
The subject of this book might at first seem obscure, even acknowledging that classical music once played a far more prominent role in American cultural life than it does today. Imagine the selection of a conductor exciting nationwide comment, as it did in 1949 when the Chicago Symphony Orchestra offered a position to Wilhelm Furtwängler. Yet it's remarkable how much Rosenberg's (hist...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
