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The Recording Angel, Music, Records, and Culture from Aristotle to Zappa by Evan Eisenberg (Yale University Press, June 2005)Recording Angels
Has live performance become background to the recording process? First published in 1987 and now considered a classic, The Recording Angel charts the ways in which the phonograph and its descendents have transformed our culture. Today on Soundcheck, author Evan Eisenberg comes by to talk about his rhapsodic book, its legacy, and the new digital landscape. Also, pianist Marc-André Hamelin is known for his attention to lesser-known composers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, and is cited as one of the most "intrepid explorers of the pianistic universe." He joins us to talk about his ever-expanding musical vocabulary and his new recording of Albeniz's sultry "Iberia."
The Recording Angel
Author Evan Eisenberg updates his now-classic book about transformation in the recording industry.
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Championing the obscure
Marc Andre Hamelin explains why he champions obscure composers.
» Marc Andre Hamelin's Web site
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The Ill Effects of Urban Noise
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Soundcheck received an overwhelming response to our segment on the effects of urban noise. So much so that Arline Bronzaft decided to address the feedback. Listen to the original segment and read Bronzaft's response.
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