KBAQ Book of the Month for December
KBAQ Book of the Month for November
Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-George
KBAQ's Randy Kinkel reviews Monsieur de Saint-George : Virtuoso, Swordsman, Revolutionary: A Legendary Life Rediscovered by Alain Guede. This book chronicles the amazing life of Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-George, the son of a slave mother and landowner father who grew up to be a championship fencer, an amazing virtuoso violinist and popular composer and conductor in Paris in the 1700s.
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KBAQ Book of the Month for October
Sleeping with Schubert
KBAQ's Randy Kinkel reviews this first novel by Arizonan Bonnie Marson that explores the upheaval in a lawyer's life when she discovers her body and mind have become inhabited by the spirit of composer Franz Schubert!
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KBAQ Book of the Month for September
Sviatoslav Richter - Notebooks and Conversations
When Writer and Filmmaker Bruno Monsaingeon got the phone call in 1995, he couldn't believe his ears! The enigmatic and elusive pianist Sviatoslav Richter, whom he had pursued for years, was finally agreeing to an interview-- and not just one interview, as it turned out, but a series of interviews that he filmed and turned into a documentary and book. KBAQ's Randy Kinkel reviews this book that provides a one-of-a-kind glimpse into the heart and mind of one of the 20th century's greatest pianists.
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KBAQ Book of the Month for August
The Farewell Symphony - By Anna Harwell Celenza and JoAnn E. Kitchel
KBAQ's Randy Kinkel reviews The Farewell Symphony By Anna Harwell Celenza and JoAnn E. Kitchel, a book for children in grades 2-4 that tells the true story behind one of Haydn's greatest and most unique symphonies. This well-written and beautifully illustrated book also comes with a CD of the music you can all enjoy!
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KBAQ Book of the Month for July
Why a painting is like a pizza
KBAQ book of the month for July is "Why a painting is like a pizza" by Nancy G. Heller. KBAQ's Randy Kinkel reviews this smart and funny book about appreciating modern art.
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KBAQ Book of the Month for June
The Life of Mahler by Peter Franklin
KBAQ's Randy Kinkel reviews "The Life of Mahler" by Peter Franklin, a well-written and comprehensive introductory biography; A new look from a different angle that succeeds in separating myth from fact. As a leading European conductor and the composer of enormous and controversial symphonies, Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) became the subject of much criticism during his lifetime. Going behind the facade of "misunderstood hero," Peter Franklin's illuminating biography shows Mahler as a profoundly sensitive thinker and composer, but a dictatorial conductor and husband.
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KBAQ Book of the Month for May
Matisse and Picasso by Jack Flam
KBAQ's Randy Kinkel, an artist himself, reviews "Matisse and Picasso-- their rivalry and friendship" by art educator/historian/author Jack Flam, a book that explores the compelling, competitive, parallel lives of two of the artists who helped change the course of modern art.
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KBAQ Book of the Month for April
Me Of All People--Alfred Brendel in Conversation with Martin Meyer
KBAQ's Randy Kinkel reviews "Me of all people", A fascinating book-length conversation on life, music, performing and writing with one of the world's most accomplished pianists, Alfred Brendel. A book written as a conversation with author, Martin Meyer.
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