A Century of Recorded Music
Subtitle: Listening to Musical History
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: November 10, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 306
ISBN-13: 9780300084429
Subjects: History of specific subjects; Music recording & reproduction; Western music: periods & styles; 20th century; Sound Recording And Recordings; Music/Songbooks; Music; History & Criticism - General; Recording & Reproduction; Reference; Music / General; History; Recording and reproducing; Sound; Sound recording industry; Sound recordings
Description: "The book investigates the work of such great recording engineer-impresarios as Fred Gaisberg and Walter Legge; the recording history of conductors, orchestras, and soloists throughout the century; and the development of the great classical recording labels. Day also addresses a variety of questions raised by the study of recordings: What have people expected of a recorded performance? Do recordings constitute an art form in their own right? What is historical authenticity? What is moral authenticity?

Are recordings that endow incompetent artists with flawless techniques somehow fraudulent? Why do artists re-record repertoire? This book will inform and engage a wide range of readers, from those who love music and recordings to performers and scholars and all readers with an interest in the social and artistic history of the twentieth century."--BOOK JACKET.