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Book Review
Feb. 1st, 2006 10:22 pmThe Romantic Generation
by Charles Rosen
This is the third book I've read by Charles Rosen, and my admiration for him is undiminished. His writing is always clear and insightful. I also like that he seems to write from a position of abolute respect for an committment to the music.
The Romantic Generation is about the music of the first half of the nineteenth century. Rosen concentrates most heavily on Schumann, Chopin, and Liszt, but he also deals with Mendelssohn and Berlioz as well as touching on opera. This makes the book very wide-ranging and somewhat complex. However, it is also thoroughly illuminating with regard to the inner workings of Romantic music. I gained a lot of clarity and insight about aspects of this music - Chopin in particular - that had previously been rather mysterious to me.
by Charles Rosen
This is the third book I've read by Charles Rosen, and my admiration for him is undiminished. His writing is always clear and insightful. I also like that he seems to write from a position of abolute respect for an committment to the music.
The Romantic Generation is about the music of the first half of the nineteenth century. Rosen concentrates most heavily on Schumann, Chopin, and Liszt, but he also deals with Mendelssohn and Berlioz as well as touching on opera. This makes the book very wide-ranging and somewhat complex. However, it is also thoroughly illuminating with regard to the inner workings of Romantic music. I gained a lot of clarity and insight about aspects of this music - Chopin in particular - that had previously been rather mysterious to me.
