Art music, orchestral and formal music

David Toop's extraordinary work of sonic history travels from the rainforests of Amazonas to the megalopolis of Tokyo via the work of artists as diverse as Brian Eno, Sun Ra, Erik Satie, Kate Bush, Kraftwerk and Brian Wilson.

The hidden history of the women who dared to write music in a man's world.

Pick up where Classic FM leaves offWhat does classical music mean to the Western World?

Sol3 Mio are Kiwi stars on a meteoric rise.

John Cage has been described as the most important composer of our time.

'How refreshing, to read a book about music written for a music lover and not a musicologist.

In this classic work on music biography, Sacheverell Sitwell narrates Franz Liszt's rapid ascent to European fame - and the effect that this incredible early success as a wonderfully gifted pianist had on his later life - with insight, sympathy and humanity, One of the very first studies of Liszt to be published in English, this remarkable biography uses the full force of Sitwell's poetic talent to bring this brilliant and difficult man's world vividly to life, and captures the artistic mood of the era in extraordinary detail.

A concise and beautifully evocative appreciation of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's career and genius by the famed writer and poet Sacheverell Sitwell.

An expansive and insightful exploration of one of the most iconic and electrifying artists ever, this book reveals the stunning, multi-generational influence and appeal of Prince and his revered musicfrom celebrated journalist, author, and host of the popular podcast The Tour Show.

Why do so many of us listen to classical music, and how can you get the most from listening to it?

Andras Schiff is one of the most important pianists of our time.

'A delight to read' Philip Pullman'Essential reading .

An intimate conversation about music and creativity, between the internationally bestselling writer Haruki Murakami and world-class conductor, Seiji Ozawa.

The classic work on the philosophy of musicnow available in English to a new generation of readersVladimir Jankelevitch left behind a remarkable ?

An insightful biography of one of the world's greatest musicians, Bob Dylan, by bestselling author Paul Morley.

Ben Folds is an internationally celebrated musician, singer-songwriter and former front man of the alternative rock band, Ben Folds Five, beloved for songs such as ';Brick', ';You Don't Know Me', ';Rockin' the Suburbs' and ';The Luckiest'.

On October 13, 2016, it was announced that Bob Dylan had been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, recognizing his countless contributions to music and letters over the last fifty years.

WINNER OF THE 2016 NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE ';100 Songs is a good start, for anybody lucky enough to be starting out with such a genius' The London Evening Standard A new collection of Bob Dylan's most essential lyrics one hundred songs that represent the Nobel Laureate's incredible musical range through the entirety of his career so far.

You probably know Simon Napier-Bell as the manager of the Yardbirds.

Nothing in the history of recording approaches Decca s mammoth venture in producing Wagner s Ring complete for the first time.

As heard on Radio 4 Book of the WeekLina Prokofiev was alone in her Moscow apartment one night when the telephone rang.

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'A virtuosic memoir .

Isabel Merton is a renowned concert pianist whose playing is marked by rare intensity.

Mozart: A Cultural Biography is a fresh interpretation of a musical genius, meticulously researched and gracefully written.

Was the Renaissance just a period of extraordinary art and architecture?

One autumn evening, not long after ending a stint as a pop music critic, Eric Siblin attended a recital of Johann Sebastian Bach's Cello Suites - and fell deeply in love.

The band, the lifestyle, the revolution.

'I was 22 years old, a hard-on with a pulse: wretched, vice-ridden, too much to burn and not enough minutes in a hour to do so'The action begins in West Des Moines, Iowa, where Corey Taylor, frontman of heavy metal bands Slipknot and Stone Sour, systematically set about committing each of the Seven Deadly Sins.

In 1934, Igor Stravinsky was fifty-two, a Russian expatriate living in Paris and already regarded by many as the most important composer of his generation.

Jonathan Keates original biography of Handel was hailed as a masterpiece on its publication in 1985.

Part of the ALL-NEW LADYBIRD EXPERT SERIES.

Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) is the world's most frequently performed operatic composer, yet he is only beginning to receive serious scholarly attention.

No nineteenth-century composer had more diverse ties to his contemporary world than Franz Liszt (1811-1886).

Before the nineteenth century, instrumental music was considered inferior to vocal music.

Bringing together much-loved masterpieces with exciting new works, this accessible and inspiring guide is a celebration of classical music.

Hayley's first performance as 'Little Star' in a Christmas play was perfectly pitched, beautifully sung and enthusiastically received.

Beethoven is a classic study of the composer's music, written by one of the most important thinkers of our time.

Ein Arbeitsbuch für leidenschaftliche Musikhörer und Musikliebhaber ohne Notenkenntnisse.

Programming the Absolute discusses the notorious opposition between absolute and program music as a true dialectic that lies at the heart of nineteenth-century German music.

Again available in paperback, this definitive work on the genius of Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757) is the result of twelve years of devoted effort by America's foremost harpsichordist and one of the principal authorities on eighteenth-century harpsichord music.

Bringing together reception history, music analysis and criticism, the history of music theory, and the philosophy of music, Beethoven Hero explores the nature and persistence of Beethoven's heroic style.

Ornaments play an enormous role in the music of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and ambiguities in their notation (as well as their frequent omission in the score) have left doubt as to how composers intended them to be interpreted.

The beloved and iconic singer-songwriter and three-time Grammy winner opens up about her traumatic childhood in the Deep South, her years of being overlooked in the music industry, and the stories that inspired her enduring songs.

Elgar's Third Symphony has long been one of the great unknowns of twentieth-century music.

Conversations with Igor Stravinsky is the first of the celebrated series of conversation books in which Stravinsky, prompted by Robert Craft, reviewed his long and remarkable life.