Ernest Newman In this classic guide, the foremost Wagner expert of our century discusses ten of Wagner's most beloved operas, illuminates their key themes and the myths and literary sources...

Cate Haste The life of an extraordinary artist and intellect: the composer, author and socialite Alma Mahler, whose life spanned one of the most captivating and dramatic periods in historyAlma...

Philip Glass Words Without Music is the long-awaited memoir by composer Philip Glass, often described by The New York Times as one of the most prolific and influential composers of...

Norman Lebrecht The record industry has fallen into the hands of arms producers, music has lost control of its own production. Lebrecht traces the history of the classical music business....

Mary Jane Phillips-Matz Drawing on numerous original documents provided by Verdi's descendants, the Carrara-Verdi family, this long awaited biography presents a reexamination of Verdi's life not only as a composer,...

Edited by Paul Gruber This practical and up-to-date Guide to Recorded Opera , the only such volume authorized by the Metropolitan Opera Guild, offers a wealth of invaluable information for...

Barry Millington The unrivaled single-volume survey of Wagner's life and work Edited by one of the leading Wagner scholars of modern times, and with contributions from seventeen experts from around...

Arturo Toscanini Fifty years after his death, Arturo Toscanini is still considered one of the greatest conductors in history, and probably the most influential. His letters, expertly collected, translated, and...

Barry Millington January 1, 1986 by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd

Michael Tanner While no one would dispute Wagner's ranking among the most significant composers in the history of Western music, his works have been more fiercely attacked than those of...

Ronald Taylor This integrated study of the man, his life, and his works draws on Wagner's autobiographical writings and letters, the diary of his wife, Cosima, and the reminiscences of...

Cate Haste History has long vilified Alma Mahler (1879-1964). Critics accused her of distracting Gustav Mahler from his work, and her passionate love affairs shocked her peers.Drawing on Alma's vivid,...