Book Review: The Collector of Lives
/Giorgio Vasari, the author of a fundamental and beloved collection of the lives of Renaissance artists, here gets a lively and readable biography of his own.
Read MoreBook Review: Franz Liszt
/A new single-volume biography captures the oversized life of legendary composer and pianist Franz Liszt
Read MoreBook Review: Bach's Major Vocal Works
/Some of Johann Sebastian Bach's most glorious music is also some of the most intimidating to modern audiences; a new book introduces readers to the masses and oratorios of the master.
Read MoreBook Review: Musorgsky & His Circle
/Five remarkable men came together in 19th century St. Petersburg to challenge each other, compete with each other, inspire each other, and encourage each other - and some quite remarkable music resulted
Read MoreBook Review: Benjamin Britten - A Life For Music
/The great - and problematic - 20th century composer gets a broad-minded and intensely sensitive new biography
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