Why Classical Music Still Matters
Contents
In Lieu of a Preface.................................................................................................vii
Chapter One Classical Music and Its Values..........................................................................1
Chapter Two The Fate of Melody and the Dream of Return..............................................................35
Chapter Three Score and Performance, Performance and Film: Classical Music as Liberating Energy.....................71
Chapter Four But Not for Me: Love Song and the Heartache of Modern Life.............................................110
Chapter Five The Ghost in the Machine: Keyboard Rhapsodies..........................................................134
Chapter Six Crisis and Memory: The Music of Lost Time...............................................................171
Chapter Seven Persephone's Fiddle: The Value of Classical Music.....................................................205
References...........................................................................................................227
Index.... ... read full excerpt from Why Classical Music Still Matters ebook
