The NPR Curious Listener's Guide to Classical Music by Tim Smith

2002 | ISBN: 0399527958 | 272 pages | EPUB/MOBI | 350 KB/453 KB
For the beginner or the devotee—it's everything the classical music buff needs to know.

The major composers from Bach and Bartok to Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky
Significant performers from Maurice Andre and Leornard Bernstein to Georg Solti and Yo Yo Ma
The landmark works from Appalachian Spring to Don Juan
A concise history of classical music
A deconstruction of the art form
The language of classical music
Valuable resources for the Curious Listener