The NPR Curious Listener's Guide to Classical Music

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

Author: Timothy K. Smith
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Tarcher
Published: 08/06/2002
Series: NPR Curious Listener's Guide To...
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.49lbs
Size: 8.12h x 5.06w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780399527951