What is the relationship between performance and recording? What is the impact of recording on the lives of musicians? Comparison of the lives of musicians and

Listeners have enjoyed classical music recordings for more than a century, yet important issues about recorded performances have been little explored. What is t

Looks at the history of recording technology and its effect on music, including artistic performance, listening habits, and audience participation.

Hamilton dissects the oft invoked myth of a 'Great Tradition', or Golden Age of pianism. He then goes on to discuss the performance style great pianists, from L

The Beautiful Music All Around Us presents the extraordinarily rich backstories of thirteen performances captured on Library of Congress field recordings betwee