Whether you are a new listener or an experienced concert-goer, this guide helps you enhance your enjoyment of classical music. It is packed full of... Read more

Through downloads, CDs and DVDs, listeners can access music from the medieval period to the modern. But how do you pick your way through these... Read more

A century after his death, Gustav Mahler is the most important composer of modern times. This is an account of this composer's life and work... Read more

Published to coincide with the 50th anniversary of his death, this book presents new articles by leading authorities on John Ireland and his music,... Read more

A decade after the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars had given way to an era of retrenchment and repression, 1824 became a watershed year.... Read more

In this Very Short Introduction, Thomas Forrest Kelly frames chapters on the forms, techniques, and repertories of the medieval, Renaissance, and... Read more

Have you ever been carried away by a piece of classical music? The sad song of a single violin might make us cry, but the idea of finding out more... Read more

The Classic FM Hall of Fame is a collection of the 300 most popular pieces of classical music, as voted for by the Classic FM listeners. Including... Read more

Introducing a new theory of musical form for the analysis of instrumental music of the classical style. The book provides a broad set of principles... Read more