Written by one of the country's foremost specialists in the classical repertoire and an internationally renowned conductor, this book recounts the circumstances

A vivid portrait of Mozart and Haydn's greatest achievements and young Beethoven's works under their influence.

In recent years there has been a considerable revival of interest in music in eighteenth-century Britain. This interest has now expanded beyond the consideratio

Presenting a fresh perspective on the life and work of Joseph Haydn, this biography probes the darker side of Haydn's personality, his commercial opportunism an

For well over two hundred years, Joseph Haydn has been by turns lionized and misrepresented - held up as celebrity, and disparaged as mere forerunner or point o