An authoritative work offering a fresh look at Beethoven’s life, career, and milieu. “Magisterial” — New York Review of Books . This brilliant portrayal weaves Beethoven's musical and biographical stories into their historical and artistic contexts. Lewis Lockwood sketches the turbulent personal, historical, political, and cultural frameworks in which Beethoven worked and exam...(展开全部)

In this interpretation of the composer's life and works, Beethoven scholar Lewis Lockwood interweaves the composer's musical and biographical dimensions and places them in their historical and artistic contexts. Written for the lay reader, this book explores the special problems that Beethoven faced as an artist who fulfilled his destiny as Mozart's sucessor while remaining a t...(展开全部)

作者：阿多諾(Theodor W. Adorno) 阿多諾(Theodor W. Adorno, 1903-1969)，德國哲學家、社會學家、美學家、音樂學家、作曲家，「法蘭克福學派」主要成員，在上述各領域影響深遠，著有《啟蒙辯證法》、《現代音樂的哲學》、《多稜鏡：文化批判與社會》、《否定的辯證法》、《美學理論》。 譯者：彭淮棟 新竹縣竹東鎮人，東海大學外文系畢業，台灣大學外文研究所肄業，曾任出版公司編輯，現任報紙編譯。譯有《後殖民理論》、《意義》、《俄國思想家》、《自由主義之後》、《西方政治思想史》（麥克里蘭）、《鄉關何處》、《現實意義》、《美的歷史》、《醜的歷史》、《貝多芬：阿多諾的音樂哲學》、《音樂的極境：薩依德音樂評論集》、《論晚期風格：反常合道的音樂與文學》等書。

劳伦斯·布洛克Lawrence Block 1938年生于美国布法罗，当代欧美硬汉派侦探小说代表作家。他的许多作品以苍凉不安、危机四伏的纽约为背景，被誉为“纽约犯罪风景的吟游诗人”。 布洛克曾多次获得爱伦·坡奖、夏姆斯奖、马耳他之鹰奖，并且得到了美国推理作家协会颁发的终身大师奖、英国推理作家协会颁发的钻石匕首奖等推理小说界重要大奖。 布洛克主要的作品有马修·斯卡德系列、雅贼系列、伊凡·谭纳系列、奇普·哈里森系列、杀手凯勒系列等。 曾与香港著名导演王家卫合作编写电影《蓝莓之夜》的剧本。

本書作者安德依．馬金尼，以《法蘭西遺囑》榮獲一九九五年法國龔固爾獎和梅第西獎，是史上第一位同時獲得這兩大文學獎肯定的非法籍作家。 這本有著如詩般節奏的《生命的樂章》，是他的最新傑作，內容如歌如泣，讓人不忍釋卷。

"Writing with grace and clarity...he touches on everything from the evolution of the Western tonal system, to the Freudian theory of music as infantile escapism, to the differing roles o the right and left brain in perceiving music." WALL STREET JOURNAL Drawing on his own life long passion for music and synthesizing the theories of Plato, Schopenhauer, Stravinsky, Nietzsche, B...(展开全部)

The premier of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony in Vienna on May 7, 1824, was the most significant artistic event of the year—and the work remains one of the most precedent-shattering and influential compositions in the history of music. Described in vibrant detail by eminent musicologist Harvey Sachs, this symbol of freedom and joy was so unorthodox that it amazed and confused liste...(展开全部)

哈维·萨克斯，作家，音乐学家，克利夫兰音乐学院荣誉博士，现任教于柯蒂斯音乐学院。早期从事指挥工作，后致力于写作、演讲和教学。长期为《纽约客》《纽约时报》等媒体撰稿，著有《托斯卡尼尼：有良知的音乐家》《阿图·鲁宾斯坦传》等作品。

What makes a musical note different from any other sound? How can you tell if you have perfect pitch? Why do 10 violins sound only twice as loud as one? Do your Bob Dylan albums sound better on CD or vinyl? John Powell, a scientist and musician, answers these questions and many more in HOW MUSIC WORKS, an intriguing and original guide to acoustics. In a clear, accessible, and e...(展开全部)

Korean edition of HOW MUSIC WORKS: The Science and Psychology of Beautiful Sounds, from Beethoven to the Beatles and Beyond by John Powell.