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Description:"A passionate, deeply felt and altogether personal account of coming to Beethoven in middle age, after a lifetime's immersion in other musical forms. They understand Beethoven's eternal wildness: As well as we may think we know this composer, he constantly surprises and reinvigorates us." -- Tim Page, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer on classical music, Professor of Music and Journalism at the University of Southern CaliforniaFinally, a Beethoven for our time. In “Journeys With Beethoven,” Kerry Candaele and Greg Mitchell offer a unique and dynamic exploration of the composer’s musical, cultural and political influence, around the world and in America, today. It’s a new kind of adventure story.The two longtime rock 'n rollers—Candaele is a writer, musician and filmmaker, Mitchell a journalist and author of twelve previous books—discovered a shared passion for Beethoven later in life, and in this book they probe this deep obsession. Candaele illuminates four of the trips for his upcoming “Following the Ninth” documentary set in Chile, China, Japan and London (with Billy Bragg), while Mitchell travels to famous U.S. venues, screens dozens of films related to Beethoven, and interviews a leading pianist, Jeremy Denk, and trombonist Joseph Alessi, among others. Five years ago, Candaele set out on a journey to film the global impact of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony—in freedom struggles and in inspiring people in their daily lives.. He ended up traveling to twelve countries and four continents. In China he discovered why a student leader played the Ninth over a loudspeaker as troops moved in to Tiananmen Square. In England, the folk/punk singer, Billy Bragg, talked about writing a new libretto for the Ninth in English. Candaele was there when his version was played for the Queen. In Japan, the Ninth is performed hundreds of times each December, often with 5000 or 10,000 singers in the chorus, intent on transmitting a message of solidarity between all people. As “Journeys With Beethoven” reveals, the Ninth turns worlds inside out and upside down. In Part II of the book, Greg Mitchell—who as senior editor at the legendary Crawdaddy magazine helped create the first major article about Bruce Springsteen—describes his own journey to Beethoven and his pursuit of all things Ludwig during the past several years via CDs, films, books, lectures, and what he calls the “new LvB delivery systems”: music downloads, YouTube videos, blogs, Web forums, Twitter feeds. He also takes us to some of the dozens of recent concerts he’s attended throughout the northeast United States and in London. He poses questions to experts such as Beethoven biographer Edmund Morris and author Tim Page, besides his very revealing interviews with Denk and Alessi. We learn how Beethoven changed the lives of famous writers and musicians, from William F. Buckley to Leonard Bernstein. Mitchell (who writes the popular new blog, Roll Over, Beethoven) even provides a guide to Beethoven films, from the silent era to “A Clockwork Orange” and “Immortal Beloved,” and much more.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Journeys with Beethoven: Following the Ninth and Beyond. To get started finding Journeys with Beethoven: Following the Ninth and Beyond, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Publisher: Sinclair Books

Release: 2012

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Description: "A passionate, deeply felt and altogether personal account of coming to Beethoven in middle age, after a lifetime's immersion in other musical forms. They understand Beethoven's eternal wildness: As well as we may think we know this composer, he constantly surprises and reinvigorates us." -- Tim Page, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer on classical music, Professor of Music and Journalism at the University of Southern CaliforniaFinally, a Beethoven for our time. In “Journeys With Beethoven,” Kerry Candaele and Greg Mitchell offer a unique and dynamic exploration of the composer’s musical, cultural and political influence, around the world and in America, today. It’s a new kind of adventure story.The two longtime rock 'n rollers—Candaele is a writer, musician and filmmaker, Mitchell a journalist and author of twelve previous books—discovered a shared passion for Beethoven later in life, and in this book they probe this deep obsession. Candaele illuminates four of the trips for his upcoming “Following the Ninth” documentary set in Chile, China, Japan and London (with Billy Bragg), while Mitchell travels to famous U.S. venues, screens dozens of films related to Beethoven, and interviews a leading pianist, Jeremy Denk, and trombonist Joseph Alessi, among others. Five years ago, Candaele set out on a journey to film the global impact of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony—in freedom struggles and in inspiring people in their daily lives.. He ended up traveling to twelve countries and four continents. In China he discovered why a student leader played the Ninth over a loudspeaker as troops moved in to Tiananmen Square. In England, the folk/punk singer, Billy Bragg, talked about writing a new libretto for the Ninth in English. Candaele was there when his version was played for the Queen. In Japan, the Ninth is performed hundreds of times each December, often with 5000 or 10,000 singers in the chorus, intent on transmitting a message of solidarity between all people. As “Journeys With Beethoven” reveals, the Ninth turns worlds inside out and upside down. In Part II of the book, Greg Mitchell—who as senior editor at the legendary Crawdaddy magazine helped create the first major article about Bruce Springsteen—describes his own journey to Beethoven and his pursuit of all things Ludwig during the past several years via CDs, films, books, lectures, and what he calls the “new LvB delivery systems”: music downloads, YouTube videos, blogs, Web forums, Twitter feeds. He also takes us to some of the dozens of recent concerts he’s attended throughout the northeast United States and in London. He poses questions to experts such as Beethoven biographer Edmund Morris and author Tim Page, besides his very revealing interviews with Denk and Alessi. We learn how Beethoven changed the lives of famous writers and musicians, from William F. Buckley to Leonard Bernstein. Mitchell (who writes the popular new blog, Roll Over, Beethoven) even provides a guide to Beethoven films, from the silent era to “A Clockwork Orange” and “Immortal Beloved,” and much more.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Journeys with Beethoven: Following the Ninth and Beyond. To get started finding Journeys with Beethoven: Following the Ninth and Beyond, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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