Biographies

A celebration of the recording career of Kathleen Ferrier, brimming with anecdotes of intrigue and mystery! Paul Campion presents a meticulously researched biography of Ferrier, one of the original st...

This is the first biography of great British conductor Norman Del Mar who sadly died in 1994. A horn-player colleague of Dennis Brain he owed the opportunites for his earliest conducting success to th...

The definitive biography of James Brown, the Godfather of Soul, with fascinating findings on his life as a Civil Rights activist, an entrepreneur, and the most innovative musician of our time. Playing...

This pocket-sized reference book is the definitive guide to heavy metal, from death metal to classic rock! It provides career biographies for more than 300 bands and artists, like Black Sabbath, Led Z...

In this, the fifth biography in our 'Extraordinary Lives' series, Beethoven expert Professor Barry Cooper provides a fascinating and compact summary of the key moments in Beethoven's life.

Short biography of the life of Benjamin Britten, Written by Chris Mark (University of Surrey, Guildford) 22 November 2013 = 100 years since birth

In this vivid portrait, Bruce Wood illuminates the sometimes shadowy figure of Henry Purcell, richly evoking the atmosphere of 17th-century England - full of intrigues and plots. By interweaving the e...

> Was Mozart poisoned? > Who was his first love? > Who or what was 'Pimperl'? In this book, three distinguished Mozart experts examine 111 frequently asked questions. Mysteries are explained, secrets...

Biography of a forgotten composer and KapellmeisterHis workHis personalityHis time Georg Goltermann stands in the "second row" in 19th century music history. In his time and among his contemporaries,...

Fra i compositori italiani solo Respighi è riuscito ad infrangere ‘the glass ceiling’, il soffitto di cristallo dei pregiudizi che identificavano l’Italia come il regno esclusivo dell’opera, e il suo...

Compositore spagnolo attivo nella prima metà dell’Ottocento, Fernando Sor è fiero oppositore dei francesi, quando nel 1807 le armate napoleoniche invadono la penisola iberica. Ma ne diventa in seguito...

“La Sultane de l'Académie Royale de Musique”: così il critico Léon Escudier definiva Rosine Stoltz. Nome ai più oggi ignoto, ma in realtà una delle maggiori cantanti d'opera ed insieme una delle donne...

Randagio, ribelle, ma anche schivo e gaudente, Domenico Scarlatti lasciò poche tracce di sé: due lettere autografe, qualche documento ufficiale come l'atto di battesimo o quello di morte, e testimonia...