A greatly expanded edition of a masterpiece by a world-class pianist and writer on music.This outstanding book treating the three most beloved composers of the Vienna School is basic to any study of Classicalera music. Drawing on his rich experience and intimate familiarity with the works of these giants, Charles Rosen presents his keen insights in clear and persuasive language.For this expanded edition, now available in paperback for the first time, Rosen has provided a new, 64-page chapter on the later years of Beethoven and the musical conventions he inherited from Haydn and Mozart. The author has also written an extensive new preface in which he responds to other writers who have commented on his ideas.

编辑推荐：本书是第一本中国人研究美国黑人音乐文化的学术专著。尽管作者申言有用枯燥的学术分析为难读者，但本书匠心独运的构思，逻辑明晰而编排自如的体裁，大量独立成篇又浑然一体的举证选例，扎实深厚的国学根底和生动流畅的西式叙述。

Now in trade paperback: “The definitive guide to musical enjoyment” ( Forum ). In this fascinating analysis of how to listen to both contemporary and classical music analytically, eminent American composer Aaron Copland offers provocative suggestions that will bring readers a deeper appreciation of the most viscerally rewarding of all art forms.

本书是作者第七本随笔集，以乐评、书评为主，题材涉及音乐、文化、历史等。马慧元将性灵和严谨结合得极好，所写又皆来自日常看听读想弹，冷暖自知，每有独特见解，不受时风玷染，令人惊喜。她对作曲家、演奏家和作家们的个人生活感兴趣，追寻着那些作品背后的人间面目；更喜欢追踪历史，对科学兴味盎然，甚至迷恋读谱这样的技术活。作为一个用手艺来思想的人，她追求“正确得优雅”，独自在音乐的乐地中孜孜以求，用力而又平静地生活，本书正是她对这种生活真实的记录。有网友这样说，“因为她我真去听了场管风琴”。读马慧元，会唤醒你内在对音乐的渴望。

"The definitive guide to musical enjoyment" (Forum) with over 1.5 million copies in print.