Music
Toscanini: Musician of Conscience
Hardback
On the 150th anniversary of his birth comes this monumental biography of conductor Arturo Toscanini, whose dramatic life was unparalleled among twentieth-century musicians.
The Show That Never Ends: The Rise and Fall of Prog Rock
Hardback
The wildly entertaining story of progressive rock, the music that ruled the 1970s charts—and has divided listeners ever since.
Beethoven's Symphonies: An Artistic Vision
Paperback
An exploration of the unswerving artistic vision underlying Beethoven’s symphonies, from a leading scholar of the composer’s works.
The Song Machine: Inside the Hit Factory
Paperback
"An utterly satisfying examination of the business of popular music." —Nathaniel Rich, The Atlantic
Dreams to Remember: Otis Redding, Stax Records, and the Transformation of Southern Soul
Paperback
A soul icon and the southern music he helped popularise come to life in this moving requiem.