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Paul Lewis, Joseph Haydn, Piano Sonatas 32, 40, 49, 50 .
Bach, Violin Sonatas and Partitas, get both the latest Christian Tetzlaff recording and Ning Feng , and:
Bach, Violin Sonatas and Partitas, get both the latest Christian Tetzlaff recording and Ning Feng , and:
John Adams, Doctor Atomic , 2018 recording.
Murray Perahia, Beethoven, Hammerklavier Sonata/Moonlight Sonata .
Hector Berlioz, Les Troyens , conducted by John Nelson.
Kyle Gann, Hyperchromatica , “…an extended set of movements…scores for three retuned mechanics pianos…The music draws together every facet of Gann’s style and life-long musical interests: rhythmic complexity, microtonality, extended “tonal” harmonies and voice leading, post-Minimalist surfaces, and more. The result is a tremendous mix of sheer enjoyment coupled with extremely sophisticated compositional craft.” (Carson Cooman).
That is the new and excellent book by Alain Bertaud , so many pages have excellent food for thought. Here is one simple bit:
There are also books which I think very likely deserve to make this list, but I have not had time to read much of them. Most notably, those include the new biographies of Alain Locke , Thomas Cromwell , Gandhi , and Winston Churchill .
There are also books which I think very likely deserve to make this list, but I have not had time to read much of them. Most notably, those include the new biographies of Alain Locke , Thomas Cromwell , Gandhi , and Winston Churchill .
There are also books which I think very likely deserve to make this list, but I have not had time to read much of them. Most notably, those include the new biographies of Alain Locke , Thomas Cromwell , Gandhi , and Winston Churchill .
There are also books which I think very likely deserve to make this list, but I have not had time to read much of them. Most notably, those include the new biographies of Alain Locke , Thomas Cromwell , Gandhi , and Winston Churchill .
Victor Sebestyen, Lenin: The Man, the Dictator, and the Master of Terror .
Francesca Lidia Viano’s Sentinel: The Unlikely Origins of the Statue of Liberty .
David Olusoga, Black and British: A Forgotten History .
Emily Dufton, Grass Roots: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Marijuana in America .
Allen C. Guelzo, Reconstruction: A Concise History .
Tyler Cowen, Stubborn Attachments: A Vision for a Society of Free, Prosperous, and Responsible Individuals .
Uwe Johnson, From a Year in the Life of Gessine Cresspahl . I haven’t read this one yet, I did some browse, and I am fairly confident it belongs on this list. 1760 pp.
Homer’s Odyssey , translated by Emily Wilson.
Anna Burns, Milkman , Booker Prize winner, Northern Ireland, troubles, here is a good and accurate review .
Madeline Miller, Circe .
Gaël Faye, Small Country . Think Burundi, spillover from genocide, descent into madness, and “the eyes of a child caught in the maelstrom of history.”
Soon I’ll offer up my longer lists for fiction and non-fiction, but let’s start at the top. My nomination for best book of the year is Emily Wilson’s translation of Homer’s Odyssey . It is a joy to read, the best of the five translations I know, and it has received strong reviews from scholars for its accuracy and fidelity. I also would give a top rating to the book’s introductory essay, a mini-book in itself.
The author is Toby Green, and the subtitle is West Africa from the Rise of the Slave Trade to the Age of Revolution . Here is one excerpt: