KBAQ Book of the Month

Opera 101 by Fred Plotkin

KBAQ's Randy Kinkel recommends "Opera 101" by Fred Plotkin, A complete guide to Learning and Loving Opera.

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KBAQ Book of the Month for November

"Getting the Most out of Mozart" by David Hurwitz

KBAQ's Randy Kinkel points you to "Getting the Most out of Mozart" by David Hurwitz, a book that gives insight into some of the works of one of the greatest composers of all time by discussing how and why the music is put together.

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KBAQ Book of the Month for October

Lorenzo Da Ponte

KBAQ's Randy Kinkel recommends "Lorenzo Da Ponte" By Sheila Hodges; the incredible life story of the poet who wrote the librettos for three of Mozart's Greatest Operas--Don Giovanni, The Marriage Of Figaro, and Cosi Fan Tutte.

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KBAQ Book of the Month for September

Janos Starker

KBAQ's Randy Kinkel reviews "The World Of Music According to Starker", the memoir of one of today's finest cellists, Janos Starker.

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KBAQ Book of the Month for July

Notes of a Pianist

KBAQ's Randy Kinkel reviews "Notes of a pianist" — the chronicles of a New Orleans Music Legend—the diaries of 19th century American piano virtuoso Louis Moreau Gottschalk.

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KBAQ Book of the Month for June

February House

Randy Kinkel reviews February House by Sheril Tippins, the story of W.H. Auden, Carson McCullers, Jane and Paul Bowles, Benjamin Britten, and Gypsy Rose Lee, under one roof in wartime America.

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KBAQ Book of the Month for May

Bach Family by Christoph Wolff

KBAQ's Randy Kinkel reviews this book, not just about Johann Sebastian, but also the many other talented members of the Bach family who made music over three centuries in Europe.

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KBAQ Book of the Month for April

The Story of the Orchestra

KBAQ's Randy Kinkel reviews this children's book about the instruments of the orchestra and the music they play.

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KBAQ Book of the Month for March

Mozart's Women

"Mozart's Women—His Family, his friends, His Music" By Jane Glover. KBAQ's Randy Kinkel reviews this book about women and other family members who had a direct influence on the composer's life and work.

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KBAQ Book of the Month for February

Some Folk Think the South Pole's Hot

This month, Randy Kinkel reviews a Children’s book By Elke Heidenreich. The book, "Some Folks think the South Pole’s Hot (The Three Tenors visit the Antarctic)" is the KBAQ book of the month for February, 2006.

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