Ein neues Jahr voller Wunder: Klassische Musik für jeden Tag (German Edition) by Clemency Burton-Hill

Ein neues Jahr voller Wunder: Klassische Musik für jeden Tag (German Edition) Reviews

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  Colin Baldwin

  I loved the original Year of Wonder: Classical Music. Would have given it 10 stars, but settled for 5.
  Sadly, this follow up is a step down. The pieces are generally too obscure in bulk to lift the book to its predecessor’s level.
  I’ve fished through to the end of the book and don’t see any need to keep it on my ‘currently reading’ list.
  2 stars for the effort the author gives in bringing music to us, but please, bring back some of the known hits!
  
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  Cindy Rollins

  I am finishing this up a bit early. I loved the author’s first Year of Wonder and did enjoy this one too if not quite as much. It felt a little self-consciously fixated on social justice or best case scenario just too many modern selections over older pieces and a weird move to label pretty much anything classical. But I still enjoyed having a piece of music to listen to every morning.
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  Deb (Readerbuzz) Nance

  I've been reading this book slowly over many months, but yesterday I felt inspired to go ahead and make playlists at Spotify for the remaining months and then do a listen/read combination for the rest of the book.
  
  My takeaways from this book (as well as the original,
  Year of Wonder):
  
  1. Before I read/listened to these two books about classical music, I knew nothing about classical music. After I read/listened to these two books about classical music, I still know (almost) nothing about it but my idea of what classical music has expanded to include more types of music.
  
  2. I clearly know what classical music I like. I even made a Favorites list from each book. I wish I knew why I like the classical music I like.
  
  3. There's something glorious about listening to classical music. Again, I don't know why.
  
  4. Listening to a classical music selection that I've heard many, many times can be an enchanting and profound experience.
  
  5. Listening to a classical music selection that is new-to-me can be an enchanting and profound experience.
  
  6. The comments of Clemency Burton-Hill about each selection greatly enriched the experience.
  
  Okay, I probably should talk less and listen more. Here's a link to
  My Favorites from Another Year of Wonder.
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  Anna

  This is a hard book to rate. I appreciate the way this book and her previous one have introduced me to many composers I did not know of before (of course I enjoyed some pieces more than others 😉). But her “wokeness” got rather annoying - one description of a composer/pianist as “a ‘regular’ guy (albeit a white, middle-age one, with all the privilege that denotes)” made me want to throw the book across the room. So I would recommend this with caveats for those who want to enjoy a bit of music each day and expand their musical horizons.
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  Kats

  1/1/22
  Starting the year off with J.S. Bach gives me a lot of hope and a sense of stability for 2022. Clemmie B-H is a force of nature and an amazing, inspiring person. I will let her inspire me every day this year during my 22 minutes of rest time. It certainly doesn't hurt that Eddie R. is reading the audio book.
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  Heather Alderman

  I didn't enjoy this one nearly as much as the first book, but still some beautiful pieces and interesting stories.
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  Jo Ann Rhodehouse

  It took all year but an incredible Year of Wonder of learning and peace. The forward and acknowledgments made it all the more impressive.
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  Mark G

  what a wonderful potpourri of delights , so sad to finish it
  
  As good as the first book of not better and have discovered some composers and artists I will enjoy for the rest of my life
  
  My only hope Clemmy has a third book in her !
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  Rebecca

  I really enjoyed the first Year of Wonder and had high expectations for this book. I didn’t find nearly as many pieces of music that brought beauty to my day. I felt there was an agenda that was being pushed through many of the stories of composers.
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  Mary

  Not everything was to my taste, but I find that's the mark of a well-rounded collection. There were plenty of gems and artists that I will be happy to explore more.
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  Sylvia Titgemeyer

  This is a wonderful introduction to classical music. I plan to continue exploring the music it introduced me to for years to come.
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  Mai Mislang

  The books I intentionally read slowly because why would I ever want good music to end :) Can’t wait for the 3rd installment!