Beethoven's Letters (1790-1826)
Features 457 of Beethoven's most candid letters dealing with such topics as his deafness, his declining health, other composers and their influence, and his own work. Includes 15...
My First Book of Great Composers: 26 Themes by Bach,...
This new gathering of the world's greatest classical themes follows Bergerac's highly successful My First Book of Classical Music. Here are ever-popular themes from the symphonies, concertos,...
What We're Reading, March 29-April 4
A memoir of living in close quarters with Susan Sontag; a novel set in the world of Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho; and a young-adult novel that covers the very adult themes of labor camps in 1941...
The Famous Meet Gory Ends In 'How They Croaked'
In her illustrated book for middle-grade readers, How They Croaked, Georgia Bragg chronicles the disgusting and bloody deaths of 19 famous figures, from Beethoven (who exploded with pus) to...
Jane Fonda Is Academic In '33 Variations'
Actress Jane Fonda is back on stage as a musicologist out to solve a musical mystery in the play 33 Variations. Fonda talks about the role and explains why she's "smitten" with...
Bytes and Beethoven
The Borromeo String Quartet has embraced digital advances to prepare and perform classical works.
Music Review: ‘Missa Solemnis’ Ends New York...
The New York Philharmonic’s final program of the season, first presented on Wednesday night, includes Beethoven’s “Missa Solemnis” and Magnus Lindberg’s “Al largo.”
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