11 best american essays 1988s

In the realm of American essays from the 1980s, you can find a diverse range of works that delve into politics, government, and social sciences. This period was marked by significant political and social changes, and many writers used their essays to engage with these issues. Here are some notable American essays from the 1980s:

"The End of Nature" by Bill McKibben (1989): In this influential essay, McKibben discusses the concept of climate change and its implications for the environment. He argues that human activity is altering the natural world in profound ways.
"The Second Plane: September 11, 2001-2007" by Martin Amis (2008): Though published in 2008, Amis reflects on the political and social impact of the 9/11 attacks, which occurred in 2001.He explores the global consequences and the subsequent War on Terror.
"The Age of Reagan: A History, 1974-2008" by Sean Wilentz (2008): While not an essay per se, this book provides a historical analysis of the Reagan era, which significantly shaped American politics and government during the 1980s.
"The Caged Virgin: An Emancipation Proclamation for Women and Islam" by Ayaan Hirsi Ali (2006): Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a prominent critic of Islam's treatment of women, offers a collection of essays that discuss the intersection of religion, politics, and women's rights.
"The Power Elite" by C. Wright Mills (1956, but relevant to the 1980s): Mills' classic work examines the concentration of power in American society, particularly in the hands of a small elite, and remains influential in political and social thought.
"The Closing of the American Mind" by Allan Bloom (1987): While primarily a book, this work explores the state of American education and the impact of cultural and political trends on higher education during the 1980s.

These essays and books from the 1980s reflect the intellectual and political climate of the time, addressing issues such as environmentalism, terrorism, the Reagan presidency, women's rights, and the state of American education. They continue to be valuable resources for understanding the politics and social sciences of that era.

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Alicia de Larrocha Complete Decca Recordings [41 CD]

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A Decca artist for nearly 20 years, her interpretations of Spanish music remain the gold standard, but she was equally at home with Bach, Mozart, 19th-century Romantics. Included are previously unreleased recordings of Grieg & Albeniz, 2 CDs of her early EMI Madrid recordings of piano encores. Limited Edition 41-CD set presenting Alicia de Larrocha's complete Decca & American Decca recordings, first American recitals coincided with her first major label recordings, made in New York.

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“Miss Larrocha strikes me as one of the very best pianists to have come out of Spain in recent years. She has an impeccably clean technique, considerable strength, verve and temperament, but a level enough head to keep her from exaggerating effects … Her tonal sense and phrasing are exemplary.” Gramophone,1955

“Effortless … this doyenne of Spanish pianists knows how to tap the lyrical source to so much of Mozart’s invention and how to sing like a nightingale. She invites us to listen; but her tone of voice is never over-insistent. … All credit to Decca for the warm and lifelike sound.” Gramophone,1979

“To prove how her tiny hands could make colossal sounds without banging, listen to her pull out the Bach/Busoni Chaconne’s virtuoso stops and still manage to draw attention to the music rather than to the pianist.” Classics Today

“[In the Liszt Sonata] she is illuminating often on matters of weight and touch (for example the rapid arpeggios in the first Agitato bit, also later); the fugue begins with splendid lightness and attack (the piano sound just about ideal here) … The recording is … indispensable listening for devotees of superior pianism.” Gramophone,1978

“Alicia de Larrocha’s limpid, elegant pianism is equally at home in the brilliant, refined impressionism of Ravel and the late-Romantic intensity of Faure and Franck.” Limelight

About the Artist

Greatly respected by her peers, not least Arthur Rubinstein, Gina Bachauer, Van Cliburn, Claudio Arrau and Vladimir Horowitz, if you wanted to witness a Who’s Who of New York City-based keyboard luminaries gathered in one place, you simply had to purchase a ticket for an Alicia de Larrocha recital.. Slight of frame, de Larrocha’s physical stature belied her considerable accomplishments, not least in key corners of the French repertoire and the Russian Romantics where she positively flourished and we marvel at the pianist’s tiny hands effortlessly traversing huge leaps on the keyboard and summoning colossal sonorities that never splinter. Born in Barcelona on May 23, 1923. Alicia de Larrocha came from a musical family. Both her mother and her aunt were disciples of the composer and pianist Enrique Granados. Alicia began lessons at the age of three with Granados’ student and teaching assistant, Frank Marshall who insisted that his gifted student gain a solid foundation in Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven and Chopin, which, in turn, helped to inform what would become her standard-setting interpretations of Spanish music. She explained in a 1973 Gramophone interview “if you can't play Bach correctly, you can't play Spanish music.” Her first American recitals in 1954 and 1955 coincided with her first major label recordings, made in New York for American Decca, all reissued as part of the present collection. Though she broached the recording process reluctantly, she nonetheless recorded a large discography and it was her association with British Decca between 1970 and 1988 that was to be her longest and most fruitful major label relationship.