Story of Classical Music, The (3 CDs)

read by Marin Alsop


The lives and music of the great composers of classical music unfold in this entertaining account with portraits of over 90 composers, each one illustrated with some of his, or her, most famous music from medieval monks through the symphonies of Beethoven and the grand operas of Wagner to the orchestral sound-world of the 21st century. This introduction to classical music also includes a wealth of biographical and instrumental information on the CD-Rom element of CD #4 which includes pictures, articles, sheet music, quizzes and more