Jonathan Rosenberg, professor of twentieth-century US history at Hunter College and the CUNY Graduate Center, is author of How Far the Promised Land? World Affairs and the American Civil Rights Movement from the First World War to Vietnam. He lives in Croton-on-Hudson, New York.
"A riveting and illuminating book."
*Lloyd Schwartz - Wall Street Journal*
"Authoritative….not only valuable and fair-minded history but an
unceasingly engaging series of tales."
*Tim Page - Washington Post*
"It’s remarkable how much Rosenberg’s detailed study applies to
current events and cultural discourse…A clear-eyed and
perspicacious work for classical music scholars and fans and anyone
interested in the intersection of politics and culture."
*Library Journal*
"Rosenberg masterfully tells these stories."
*Booklist*
"A thoroughly researched and engrossing history…Richly detailed and
freshly illuminating. "
*Kirkus Reviews (starred review)*
"Classical music aficionados will find much enjoyable lore from a
time when the music was at the center of international
rivalries."
*Publishers Weekly*
"Backed up by meticulous scholarship, Dangerous Melodies is clearly
motivated by a great love for music; throughout this tribute to its
emotional power, the author poses insightful and disturbing
questions about the political uses that can be made of humanity’s
deep need for artistic communication."
*Eugene Drucker, founding member, Emerson String Quartet, and
author of The Savior*
"Jonathan Rosenberg’s important book provides a panoramic yet
fascinatingly detailed—and often surprising—view of the political
role played, willingly or otherwise, by classical music and
musicians in the United States through much of the twentieth
century. Highly recommended for anyone who cares about the
intersection of art and politics."
*Harvey Sachs, author of Toscanini: Musician of Conscience*
"Riveting and eye opening, Dangerous Melodies tells the story of a
long period in American history when classical music played an
intensely dramatic role in how US citizens viewed world events,
often fearing for their very safety if certain performances were to
take place. Thoroughly researched and well written, the book offers
both scholar and general reader invaluable information through
gripping stories of intrigue, heroism, and villainy."
*L. Michael Griffel, chairperson of the Music History Department,
Juilliard School*
"Jonathan Rosenberg provides a richly textured portrait of how
classical music, with its concentration of German and Russian
repertoire and performers, could fixate American communities and
give rise to sentiments across the political spectrum, from
knee-jerk nationalism to subtle reflection. The result is an
engrossing story that illuminates an earlier era while serving as a
cautionary tale for our own."
*James M. Keller, program annotator of the New York Philharmonic
and the San Francisco Symphony*
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