Incomplete & Utter History of Classical Music
Hi there. Here comes the 4th episode of non-fiction books review. For the fun of it, this time let’s have it in English. Just before hitting 30, I started to feel an itchy emptiness in a corner of my head where I was supposed to have some familiarity with world’s classical music (and art, for that matter). Stephen’s Fry “Incomplete & Utter History of Classical Music” was a way to fight this issue not stepping too far from my sofa. Fast forward, I’m fascinated how Fry is writing about the melodies as if he was thoughtfully listening to each one of them for hours and hours...