I want to take a moment to remind everyone about the new reading group I announced in early March: Eric Wagner, beginning on May 25, to discuss The Classical Style: Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven by Charles Rosen.
Here again is what Eric gave me: "It pleases me to announce that we will begin a reading group on Charles Rosen’s The Classical Style: Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven. This book provides a great analysis of music dear to Bob Wilson, especially Beethoven’s Hammerklavier Sonata. Many people, including me, consider this book one of the best books on music ever written. We will begin on Monday, May 25. I recommend using the Expanded Edition of the text, but you may use the original edition if you would like to. I really look forward to this study group!"
Eric says you can get a lot out of the book even if you don't have a technical understanding of music. "Yes, he has technical stuff, but he also has tons of entertaining nontechnical stuff."
Obviously, I don't care where anyone gets a copy of the book, but (acting on a newsletter tip from Kevin Kelly) I recommend bookfinder.com as a good place to find a book without being ripped off; that's where I got my copy for less than $10. If it's helpful, the ISBN for the expanded edition is 9780393317121.
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