ReinventingBach
- 作者
- 出版社 FarrarStrausandGiroux
- 出版时间 2013年9月
- ISBN 9780374534042
- 定价 156.40
内容简介
Thestoryofarevolutioninmusicandtechnology,toldthroughacenturyofrecordingsofthemusicofJohannSebastianBachInReinventingBach,hisremarkablesecondbook,PaulElietellstheelectrifyingstoryofhowmusiciansofgeniushavemadeBach'smusicnewinourtime,atoncerestoringBachasauniversallyreveredcomposerandrevolutionizingthewaysthatmusicfiguresintoourlives.Asamusicianineighteenth-centuryGermany,Bachwasonthetechnologicalfrontier—restoringorgans,inventinginstruments,andperfectingthetuningsystemstillinusetoday.Twocenturieslater,pioneeringmusiciansbegantotakeadvantageofbreakthroughsinaudiorecordingtomakeBach'smusicthesoundofmoderntranscendence.ThesaintedorganistAlbertSchweitzerplayedtoamobilerecordingunitsetupatLondon'sChurchofAllHallowsinordertospreadBach'sorganworkstotheworldbeyondthechurches.PabloCasals,recordingatAbbeyRoadStudios,madeBach'scellosuitesexistentialismforthelivingroom;LeopoldStokowskiandWaltDisney,withFantasia,madeBachthesoundofchildren'splaytimeandHollywoodgrandeuralike.GlennGould'sGoldbergVariationsopenedandclosedtheLPeraandmadeBachthebywordforpostwarcool;andYo-YoMahasbroughtBachintothedigitalpresent,wherecomputersandsmartphonesputthesoundofBachallaroundus.Inthisbookweseethesemusiciansanddozensofotherssearching,experimenting,andcollaboratingwithoneanotherintheserviceofBach,whoemergesastheveryimageofthespiritualized,technicallysavvyartist.ReinventingBachisagorgeouslywrittenstoryofmusic,invention,andhumanpassion—andastorywithspecialrelevanceinourtime,foritshowsthatgreatthingscanhappenwhenhighartmeetsnewtechnology.
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