Biographies, Classical Composers

An absorbing book about the two operas that Janáček composed between Jenůfa and Katya Kabanová. This book combines extensive illustrations with a vastly informative text (printed in double columns:... — Opera Magazine More…

The inimitable Norman Lebrecht here turns his glaring spotlight not so much onto the composer as onto responses to him over the intervening centuries. This is a Beethoven book for our pixelated,... — BBC Music Magazine More…

Can also serve as a reference tool for Handel and his works...Libraries with the earlier edition of this book would do well to replace it with this current edition — Choice More…

A clear and reliable account of a fascinatingly diverse life and career — Opera Magazine More…

Drawing on his recent landmark translations of Beethoven's conversation books, Albrecht peppers his day-by-day breakdown with everyday observations that bring the story to life. We learn of... — BBC Music Magazine More…