Reviews
I have loved classical music since I was young, so I listened to it a lot and played it as well. However, I realized I hadn't read any related books or studied it, so I purchased this.
As someone who likes playing the piano and classical music, I think this is a really interesting book.
If you listen carefully to classical music, you find yourself paying attention to how the world around us is expressed through combinations of various sounds. I believe the enjoyment of listening to classical music will be doubled if you understand the music of masters within the context of the various stories that unfold in their lives.
It has been a while since I wrote a book report. I was busy, but this book in particular took up a lot of my time. I would read a page, look up the music mentioned in the book, listen to it on repeat, and then fall asleep. Music that I usually found boring because it was so famous took on a new look through this book. *Classic, Secrets and Lies* gave me the happiness of listening; I was so immersed in listening to the *Pathetic* that tears streamed down my face. Is it okay for non-majors to
It has been a while since I wrote a book report. I was busy, but this book in particular took up a lot of my time. I would read a page, look up the music mentioned in the book, listen to it on repeat, and then fall asleep. Music that I usually found boring because it was so famous took on a new look through this book. *Classic, Secrets and Lies* gave me the happiness of listening; I was so immersed in listening to the *Pathetic* that tears streamed down my face. Is it okay for non-majors to
“The life of an artist is a history of struggle to be recognized by society. The same is true for the lives of composers and performers. Moreover, because a musical work’s ‘social life’ begins not the moment it solidifies into a crystal within the score, but the moment it stirs the air under the performer’s hand, the musician’s struggle to reveal their work to the world was inevitably all the more fierce.” – From the author’s words. Usually, when we think of an ‘artist,’ we tend to imagine and
As with all works of art, music is a dialogue between the artist and the listener. While one does not necessarily need to fully understand the other person's past and life to engage in a conversation, understanding them—or rather, frequently—makes the dialogue much deeper. With modern popular music, we might be able to converse with them in a familiar way through daily entertainment news and social media, as we are sometimes not too distant. For older music like jazz or rock, even without
As always, the fun lies in 'gossip.' It fascinatingly uncovered the behind-the-scenes stories of Western classical music history. To think a music book where critiques of the works serve as mere side notes. Connecting profound knowledge from diverse fields such as politics, history, and art with music to unfold in an engaging way, I turned the pages at the pace of an 'Allegro.' I realized anew that classical music is not an art form detached from society. It is said that conductor Toscanini
This book is not a typical introduction to masterpieces or an overview of music history, but rather one that tells 20 hidden stories behind lesser-known musical classics. The author, Yoo Yoon-jong, is a writer who has contributed album and concert reviews to *Gaksuk* and *Club Balcony*, and is also the author of the *Puccini* series. It is not a book that describes a single work or composer at length. For instance, when discussing "birdsong in music," various pieces and music are introduced
Yoo Yoon-jong: Classics, Secrets and Lies
*Classic, Secrets and Lies* is a book in which reporter Yoo Yun-jong, currently a culture specialist at the Dong-A Ilbo, reveals the behind-the-scenes stories surrounding beautiful musical works and masters, having served as the head of the culture department and cultural planning team at the Dong-A Ilbo, the secretary-general of the Seoul International Music Competition, and the editor-in-chief of the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra's newsletter *Monthly SPO*. This book contains twenty topics that capture decisive moments in music history and the process by which great masterpieces proved their worth. From the hidden story behind Tchaikovsky's musical testament, *Symphony No. 6:66*, to the lies of Alma Mahler—who was loved by three artists yet truly loved no one—to the unsolved riddle Elgar hid in his Variations, the inside story of Salieri known as the figure who envied and murdered Mozart, and the actions of conductors who contributed to the collapse of socialist states, the book illuminates not only the works but also the musicians and the times. By examining little-known scenes of Western music history, it seeks to uncover the truth intertwined between classical music and its musicians.
Korean title: 클래식, 비밀과 거짓말
Korean author: 유윤종
Korean publisher: 을유문화사
ISBN-13: 9788932474168
Reviews
I have loved classical music since I was young, so I listened to it a lot and played it as well. However, I realized I hadn't read any related books or studied it, so I purchased this.
As someone who likes playing the piano and classical music, I think this is a really interesting book.
If you listen carefully to classical music, you find yourself paying attention to how the world around us is expressed through combinations of various sounds. I believe the enjoyment of listening to classical music will be doubled if you understand the music of masters within the context of the various stories that unfold in their lives.
It has been a while since I wrote a book report. I was busy, but this book in particular took up a lot of my time. I would read a page, look up the music mentioned in the book, listen to it on repeat, and then fall asleep. Music that I usually found boring because it was so famous took on a new look through this book. *Classic, Secrets and Lies* gave me the happiness of listening; I was so immersed in listening to the *Pathetic* that tears streamed down my face. Is it okay for non-majors to
It has been a while since I wrote a book report. I was busy, but this book in particular took up a lot of my time. I would read a page, look up the music mentioned in the book, listen to it on repeat, and then fall asleep. Music that I usually found boring because it was so famous took on a new look through this book. *Classic, Secrets and Lies* gave me the happiness of listening; I was so immersed in listening to the *Pathetic* that tears streamed down my face. Is it okay for non-majors to
“The life of an artist is a history of struggle to be recognized by society. The same is true for the lives of composers and performers. Moreover, because a musical work’s ‘social life’ begins not the moment it solidifies into a crystal within the score, but the moment it stirs the air under the performer’s hand, the musician’s struggle to reveal their work to the world was inevitably all the more fierce.” – From the author’s words. Usually, when we think of an ‘artist,’ we tend to imagine and
As with all works of art, music is a dialogue between the artist and the listener. While one does not necessarily need to fully understand the other person's past and life to engage in a conversation, understanding them—or rather, frequently—makes the dialogue much deeper. With modern popular music, we might be able to converse with them in a familiar way through daily entertainment news and social media, as we are sometimes not too distant. For older music like jazz or rock, even without
As always, the fun lies in 'gossip.' It fascinatingly uncovered the behind-the-scenes stories of Western classical music history. To think a music book where critiques of the works serve as mere side notes. Connecting profound knowledge from diverse fields such as politics, history, and art with music to unfold in an engaging way, I turned the pages at the pace of an 'Allegro.' I realized anew that classical music is not an art form detached from society. It is said that conductor Toscanini
This book is not a typical introduction to masterpieces or an overview of music history, but rather one that tells 20 hidden stories behind lesser-known musical classics. The author, Yoo Yoon-jong, is a writer who has contributed album and concert reviews to *Gaksuk* and *Club Balcony*, and is also the author of the *Puccini* series. It is not a book that describes a single work or composer at length. For instance, when discussing "birdsong in music," various pieces and music are introduced
