Music: Styles & Genres

Caritas relates the 'true', yet largely undocumented story of Christine Carpenter, a 14th-century anchoress who moves towards insanity as her desir...

'Hugely entertaining and inspiring' The Sunday TimesOne of The Sunday Times' 100 biographies to loveThe inspirational and colourful memoir of Micha...

The most famous Russian Opera Star of the 20th Century Feodor Chaliapin, as stated by some memoirists, was known in Europe as a womanizer, while th...

It used to be thought that Verdi miscalculated with this attempt at a grand opera in the French style. This guide demonstrates that Don Carlos was ...

for SATB and piano or orchestra A setting of the hymn Samanthra, this piece combines the original tune's simplicity with rich musical texture and m...

A lighthearted and entertaining memoir, this book follows Edmund Bohan's international singing career. Mostly based in Britain, Bohan sang more tha...

The Sixteen have become a household name. They are the Voices of Classic FM, and stars of the BBC Four series Sacred Music, presented by Simon Russ...

(Music Sales America). Today''s Choral Classics is a special collection of pieces from the most exciting talents in choral composition today. Fro...

(Choral). A striking setting of the Mass by Latvian composer Praulins.

My Beloved Spake by Julian Anderson was first performed by members of the London Philharmonic Choir, conducted by Neville Creed, in Queen''s Colleg...