This is a concise history from Gluck to Beethoven containing 50 illustrations.

Beethoven's Ninth Symphony is acknowledged as one of the supreme masterpieces of the Western trad...

This guide examines the intellectual background of Strauss's tone poem and considers ways in whic...

Liszt's B minor Sonata is now regarded as his finest work for piano, and one of the pinnacles of ...

This comprehensive guide charts the genesis of Idomeneo, based on the composer's own accounts in ...

In this fascinating description of Jan cek's most important works The Glagolithic Mass and its hi...

A guide to Mozart's most famous string quartets, dedicated to his friend, Joseph Haydn.

This is a study of Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde, widely regarded as his finest masterpiece.

Sibelius's Fifth is one of the great late-Romantic symphonies. In this searching account, based o...

Mozart's Clarinet Concerto is of supreme importance as his last instrumental work. Yet there is a...

This book examines Liszt's B minor Sonata - regarded as a pinnacle of Romantic piano music.

A comprehensive introduction to Beethoven's most popular piano sonata, and Opp. 27 and 31.