In the tradition of Anthony Bourdainrsquo;s Kitchen Confidential and Gelsey Kirklandrsquo;s Dancing on My Grave; Mozart in the Jungle delves into the lives of the musicians and conductors who inhabit the insular world of classical music. In a book that inspired the Amazon Original series starring Gael Garciacute;a Bernal and Malcolm McDowell; oboist Blair Tindall recounts her decades-long professional career as a classical musician—from the recitals and Broadway orchestra performances to the secret life of musicians who survive hand to mouth in the backbiting New York classical music scene; where musicians trade sexual favors for plum jobs and assignments in orchestras across the city. Tindall and her fellow journeymen musicians often play drunk; high; or hopelessly hungover; live in decrepit apartments; and perform in hazardous conditions— working-class musicians who schlep across the city between low-paying gigs; without health-care benefits or retirement plans; a stark contrast to the rarefied experiences of overpaid classical musician superstars. An incisive; no-holds-barred account; Mozart in the Jungle is the first true; behind-the-scenes look at what goes on backstage and in the Broadway pit.
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