The design and UX isn't done, Rob and Abbie, okkurrrr! 😌
shannahc's review
5.0
A very fun way of listening to more classical music. I’m going to miss starting my day with this!
shereadsshedrinks's review
5.0
Loved this journey through classical music during 2019, especially its care to go beyond just the dead white men that everyone associates with classical music. I discovered so many composers and performers that I would never have known about otherwise. I am finding myself wishing there was a second volume for 2020.
cleverbaggins's review
I have tried 3 years to do this and some of the music is very good but idk if it's just too much to keep up with or what but I can't manage it.
elena21's review against another edition
Didn't keep up with it every day and then it became an onerous task. Would be good in podcast/audio format with the music combined.
jasonfurman's review
5.0
I started this on January 1st and just finished it today. It is a separate movement from a classical piece for each day of the year, generally ranging from 2 to 20 minutes. In some cases motivated by the feeling of the day (like the champagne popping in the Johann Strauss waltz for today’s piece), in some cases the birthday, death day of the composer or the date of the composition, and in some cases even more arbitrary.
Clemency Burton-Hill is ecumenical in her tastes, incredibly enthusiastic, not remotely snobby—talks about pieces she listens to in the Tube, while doing housework, or reverentially in a concert hall. All of the major composers are here but with 366 days (yes, it has the leap day—so perfect for 2020), there are lots of women, non-European/Americans, and composers who are still alive and working—many of them under 50.
A book like this would have been impossible prior to streaming but with streaming I was able to listen to all 366 pieces (mostly on the designated day, but sometimes I did in groups because I got behind or felt like getting ahead). This introduced me to so many new pieces/composers that I downloaded and will help add to my listening next year and beyond.
If you like classical music and want to expand your horizons this is a great way to do it.
Clemency Burton-Hill is ecumenical in her tastes, incredibly enthusiastic, not remotely snobby—talks about pieces she listens to in the Tube, while doing housework, or reverentially in a concert hall. All of the major composers are here but with 366 days (yes, it has the leap day—so perfect for 2020), there are lots of women, non-European/Americans, and composers who are still alive and working—many of them under 50.
A book like this would have been impossible prior to streaming but with streaming I was able to listen to all 366 pieces (mostly on the designated day, but sometimes I did in groups because I got behind or felt like getting ahead). This introduced me to so many new pieces/composers that I downloaded and will help add to my listening next year and beyond.
If you like classical music and want to expand your horizons this is a great way to do it.
jennyzee23's review
5.0
Fantastic book. Lots of fun. I think only one of the selections was not on Spotify.