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The complete illustrated guide to theworld's most popular musical instrument.
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Although now beloved and revered by millions as the greatest composer who ever lived, Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) was best known in his lifetime as an organist, and was eclipsed in fame as a composer by two of his 20 children. For the last 27 yea read more
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No great composer's story is more predominantly happy than Haydn's, though even his has its share of clouds. Brilliant, strikingly original and blessed not only with genius but an infectious sense of humor, he was also profound and modest, and his musi read more
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Instruments of the orchestra, yes. But not just instruments in the orchestra. This is a set of portraits in depth, featuring individual instruments in many contexts (orchestral, chamber, folk, solo, operatic, cinematic, even jazz and avan read more
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the most astonishing child prodigy in the history of music, is felt by many people to be the greatest composer who ever lived. Dominated and shaped by a highly intelligent but frustrated and ambitious father, his story sees the read more
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Brahms is one of the best loved, yet most controversial of all the Romantics. Almost uniquely, his works have never suffered the slightest period of eclipse. Profoundly emotional yet governed by an iron discipline, the music, like the man, is a fascina read more
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With the possible exception of Mozart, Verdi is the most popular opera composer who ever lived. Quite early in his career his tunes were being cranked out by barrel organs throughout Europe and were well known to many who may never even have heard his read more
![Franz Liszt [With Booklet] (Life and Works (Naxos))](http://images07.bookadda.com/images/thumb/907/9781843790907.jpg "Franz Liszt [With Booklet] (Life and Works (Naxos))")
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The life of Franz Liszt was as daring and spectacular as his music. Famed throughout Europe as the greatest pianist of the nineteenth century, he was one of the most original and prophetic composers who ever lived. Beautiful in youth, glowering in age, read more
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Fridiric Chopin is the pianist-composer par excellence. Regarded as one of the most mesmerizing performers of his day, he lives on in his music his waltzes, mazurkas, etudes, preludes, nocturnes, three piano sonatas, two piano concertos and much more. read more
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The first of a new series of musical biographies, written and presented by broadcaster Jeremy Siepmann, with Bob Peck as Beethoven. In this set the life and music of the revolutionary composer/pianist is unveiled in considerable detail with many musica read more
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2002 APA Audie Award • Original Work
The second in our new series of musical biographies, written and presented by broadcaster Jeremy Siepmann, with Anton Lesser as Chopin. In this set the life and music of the revolutionary composer/pianist is read more
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2002 APA Audie Award • Original Work The second in our new series of musical biographies, written and presented by broadcaster Jeremy Siepmann, with Anton Lesser as Chopin. In this set the life and music of the revolutionary composer/pianist is un read more
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