"The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century" by Alex Ross (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 640 pages, $30) Even those who know little about classical music can find much of interest in Alex Ross' all-consuming new history of classical music in the 20th century. "The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century" masterfully recounts the progress of concert music through the last ...
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