Music: Styles & Genres

Daniel Albright was one of the preeminent scholars of musical and literary modernism, leaving behind a rich body of work before his untimely passin...

A unique Companion to J S Bach's iconic Cello Suites from internationally-renowned cellist Steven Isserlis.'Isserlis is the master of the material,...

***With a foreword by Alexander Armstrong.Do you know your Chopin from your Schubert? Your concerto from your cadenza?The Classic FM Puzzle Book 36...

Few composers have enjoyed such critical acclaim or longevity as Jean Sibelius, who died in 1957 aged 91. Always more than simply a Finnish natio...

Were all familiar with the image of a fierce and scowling Beethoven, struggling doggedly to overcome his rapidly progressing deafness. That Beethov...

September 12, 1910: The world premiere of Gustav Mahlers Eighth Symphony and the artistic breakthrough for which the composer had yearned all his l...

Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979) was arguably one of the most iconic figures in twentieth-century music, and certainly among the most prominent musician...

Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979) was arguably one of the most iconic figures in twentieth-century music, and certainly among the most prominent musician...

A masterly account of a fraught relationship between Schoenberg (the teacher) and Wellesz (his pupil), set against the intellectual and musical cur...

A masterly account of a fraught relationship between Schoenberg (the teacher) and Wellesz (his pupil), set against the intellectual and musical cur...

Complementing an earlier study on some of Claude Debussy''s preludes for piano (in Images and Ideas, Pendragon Press 2010) and a volume focusing on...

The image of Vienna as a musical city is a familiar one. This book explores the history of music in Vienna, focussing on three different epochs, 17...

How was large-scale music directed or conducted in Britain before baton conducting took hold in the 1830s? This book investigates the ways large-s...

The first regional history of music in England. Music in the West Country is the first regional history of music in England. Ranging over seven hu...

Eric Coates, Haydn Wood, Albert Ketelbey, Alfred Reynolds, Hubert Bath, Billy Mayerl, Richard Addinsell and many more. British light music, immense...