Art music, orchestral & formal music
Wagnerism: Art and Politics in the Shadow of Music
’An absolutely masterly work’ Stephen Fry
Alex Ross, renowned author of the international bestseller The Rest Is Noise, reveals how Richard Wagner became the proving ground for modern art and politics—an aesthetic war zone where the Western world wrestled with its capacity for beauty and violence.
Gareth Malone’s Guide to Classical Music: The Perfect Introduction to Classical Music
Have you ever been carried away by a piece of classical music? In this funny, evocative, personal book, previously published as ‘Music for the People: The Pleasures and Pitfalls of Classical Music’, Gareth takes us on a journey of musical discovery that explains and entertains in equal measure.