Rock me Amadeus
Subtitle: when ignorance meets high art, things can get messy
By: Seb Hunter
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2007
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 419
ISBN-13: 9780141022932
Subjects: Music appreciation; Humor; Description and travel; Music; Travel; Popular music and art music
Description: It should have been a straightforward plan. When Seb Hunter turned his back on his cherished record collection in search of more nourishing sounds, rock'n'roll cold turkey was going to be the least of his problems. His simple aim was to try and feel passionate about classical music, and that meant starting at the very beginning: with a hallucinating German nun. What followed was a hilarious Euro-odyssey that included twenty different varieties of Austrian sausage, minstrels, eunuchs, several tellings-off and a night on the sauce with an off-duty conductor.
Notes: Originally published: London: Michael Joseph, 2006.