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The history of classical music is littered with murder, adultery, bigamy, fraud, sado-masochism, riches, poverty, gluttony, nervous breakdowns, bizarre behaviour and terrible, terrible toilet humour ...
Berlioz should know. He didn't just hear the symphony when he fell in love with an Irish actress back in 1827, he wrote it ...
Over a distinguished career conducting some of the world's finest orchestras, Christian Thielemann has earned a reputation as the leading modern interpreter of Richard ...
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 ...
As featured in the Telegraph and on Radio 4's Today programme. 'Year of Wonder is an absolute treat - the most enlightening way to be ...
Do you know a capella from zarzuela? Can you distinguish between a serenade and a symphony? If you only have 30 seconds, there is time-using ...
Detailed biographies of the most important composers, with portraits, historical background, and lists of works.
The stars
aligned in 2015 to produce two landmark anniversaries: the Australian Chamber
Orchestra celebrated its 40th birthday, and Richard Tognetti marked 25 years as ...
Have you ever wondered...
how the orchestra got its name?
who wrote the longest-ever symphony?
just how do we know when to clap - and when ...
In November 1838 Frederic Chopin, George Sand and her two children sailed to Majorca to escape the Parisian winter. They settled in an abandoned monastery ...
Part of the new Ladybird Expert series, 20th Century Classical Music is an accessible, authoritative, and entertaining introduction to the Western classical music that captured ...
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 ...
Luxuriously bound with a unique, faux-suede embroidered design and an exquisite presentation box, this volume will be treasured for years to come as a book ...
The perfect introduction to the Master.
One hundred and thirty-five years after his death, Richard Wagner's music dramas stand at the centre of the ...
Lewis Lockwood's compelling story introduces each symphony as an individual artwork and traces the creative background of each, set against the contemporary political upheavals ...
25 years of award-