Geck, Martin

Offers a comprehensive analysis of the life and work of composer Johann Sebastian Bach, exploring his innovations in harmony and counterpoint, interactions with other musicians, boyhood in St. Michael's Cloister, impact on world music, and other related topics.

Chronicles the life and career of eighteenth-century German composer Ludwig van Beethoven and discusses his early years and his works which included sonatas, nine symphonies, chamber music, string quartets, two masses, and one opera.