composers

A middle-aged German composer whose prosperity is due to writing jingles for television rather than the serious pursuit of his art, is thrown into turmoil when Judit, an aspiring cello player who may or may not be the issue of a passionate affair he had while at a conference in Budapest, arrives on his doorstep just in time to celebrate her twentieth birthday.

Chronicles the friendship between Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich and Josef Stalin, discussing how Stalin used their friendship to exploit Shostakovich's work and mental instabilities and how Shostakovich's compositions were impacted by Stalin's totalitarian rule.

Chronicles the life of composer and conductor Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, analyzing his entire oeuvre, including many unpublished and little known works.

Chronicles the life of Russian composer Sergey Prokofiev, following his personal and musical journey from his childhood on a Ukrainian country estate to the years he spent traveling in America and Europe as an interpreter of his own works.

A biography of nineteenth-century French composer and performer Camille Saint-Saens, tracing his long, and sometimes controversial career from the traditions of Beethoven to the innovations of the 1900s.

A cultural biography of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, placing the composer's life and music in the context of the intellectual, political, and artistic climate of the eighteenth century.

Sherlock Holmes is at work again, this time in the labyrinthine Paris Opera, to unlock the secret of the infamous Phantom.

Biography of Mozart, discussing his music, his marriage, his family life, and his religious life.

The lives of twenty composers and musicians are profiled in this eclectic, humorous, and informative collection.

Tells the life story of eighteenth-century Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, describing his emergence as a musical prodigy, his rise to fame, and his last works.