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Thomas Beecham was one of Britain's greatest conductors of orchestral music and opera as well as an entrepreneur and impresario of exceptional energy and brilliant wit. This book presents his biography.

Indicates key recordings on CD, DVD and enhanced SACD, including those in surround sound. This book lists and assesses versions of various major classical works.

Talks about the relationship between Wagner the artist and Wagner the social phenomenon. This work includes essays which explore the most difficult yet most crucial issue in Wagner studies: the impact of the composer's problematic world view and complex personal life on his musical/dramatic creations.

John Adams is one of the most admired and performed living composers. This autobiography takes you on a journey through the musical landscape of his life and times, centred around the three controversial operas based on social and political issues he has written over the years: "Nixon in China", "The Death of Klinghoffer" and, "Dr Atomic".

A sweeping musical history that goes from the salons of pre-war Vienna to Velvet Underground shows in the sixties.

These letters span almost 22 years, from Mozart's first journey to Italy as a shy teenager to his final months in Vienna. The translations capture his unique idiom and spirit, retaining the misspellings and inaccuracies of the original German.

A memoir by the great pianist, conductor and internationalist Daniel Barenboim.

Broadcaster James Naughtie takes a spellbinding journey through the history of music