[contextly_auto_sidebar] YOUR humble blogger is a longtime fan of the classical music writer Jan Swafford, ever since friend gave me his lucid and wise Vintage guide. Swafford, who's known for biographies of Beethoven, Brahms, and Ives, has just released The Language of the Spirit, an introduction of a different sort. I corresponded with the author for a piece on the LA Review of … [Read more...]