Synopses & Reviews
Review
"The impersonal photograph of the author staring out from the cover of the book introduces the reader to the monotone of the book, which seems to have been largely written by the editor (Michael Lewin) from tape recordings. A life in music is almost an ironic title, since the 'life' is scarcely told. There are, for example, only a few brief references to Barenboim's brilliant wife, the cellist Jacqueline du Pre, who died in 1987. Barenboim has sought 'to write what it feels like to be obsessed with music.' He has done this without passion. For such passion we must turn back to the music itself." Reviewed by Andrew Witmer, Virginia Quarterly Review (Copyright 2006 Virginia Quarterly Review)