Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-217) and index
"Für Elise" circa 2000 -- Interlude 1. Baby Einstein and classical music for little people -- From hagiography to pathography -- Interlude 2. Glenn Gould, the last of the musical geniuses -- East meets West in the concert hall -- Millennial passions -- Interlude 3. The little orange dress -- Moulin Rouge! and the undoing of opera -- Interlude 4. The digital concert hall -- El sistema L.A