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From Mozart to Mendelssohn, this comprehensive guide to classical music history and classical music biography is the perfect latest addition to the bestselling Big Ideas ...
What makes Mozart's music so great? Why does a minor chord sound sad and a major chord sound happy? What's the difference between ...
'How refreshing, to read a book about music written for a music lover and not a musicologist. In clear, lucid, entertaining prose, Jane Glover makes ...
Berlioz was one of the towering figures of Romanticism- not only was he a great and revolutionary composer, but also the finest composer of his ...
No artist's achievement connects more directly with early experience than that of Berlioz. David Cairns draws on a wealth of family papers to recreate ...
Claude Debussy was that rare creature, a composer who reinvented the language of music without alienating the majority of music lovers. He is the modernist ...
The story behind the scandalous first performance of one of the most influential works in the history of music.
On 29 May 1913, at the ...
An invaluable guide for lovers of classical music designed to enhance their enjoyment of the core orchestral repertoire from 1700 to 1950
Robert Philip, scholar ...
Just before his death, Sanford Friedman completed this, his final novel, something entirely different from anything he, or for that matter anyone, had written before-Conversations ...
An exploration into the question of greatness from the Chief Classical Music Critic of the New York Times
When he began to listen to the ...
Beethoven imbibed Enlightenment and revolutionary ideas in Bonn where they were fervently discussed in cafes and at the university. At the age of twenty-one, he ...
Chopin's Piano begins in November 1838, when George Sand, her children and Frederick Chopin took a boat to Majorca for the winter. It describes ...
Evgeny Kissin's musicality, the depth and poetic quality of his interpretations, and his extraordinary virtuosity have earned him the veneration and admiration deserved only ...
How does classical music intersect legitimately with other musical genres? Where are the dividing lines, and what is it that defines collaborations between orchestras and ...
Highlights of the December 2018 issue include-
Cover story- Recording of the Year 2018 - our reviewers select the best albums for your Christmas stocking
Feature- ...
