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Enchantress of Nations : Pauline Viardot - soprano, muse and lover by Michael Steen
65.00 NZD
Category: Music
This is a picturesque but painstakingly researched biography of the life - and the times - of the nineteenth century's Maria Callas. She was among 'the most brilliant dramatic stars of our time', according to Franz Liszt, and billed as 'the most talked of opera singer in Europe'. Dickens - reduced to te ...Show more
The Lives and Times of the Great Composers by Michael Steen
55.00 NZD
Category: Music
Comprehensive and meticulously researched, Lives and Times of the Great Composers is a lovingly constructed biographical history of the giants of classical music.Each self-contained chapter narrates the life and background of one or more composers.It tells the story of Bach, the respectable burgher whos ...Show more
The Lives and Times of the Great Composers by Michael Steen
35.00 NZD
39.00 (10% off)
Category: Music
Michael Steen's "Great Composers" was originally published in 2003. A lifetime's work and almost 1000 pages long, it has since become 'the' reference point and key read on the biographical backgrounds to classical music's biggest names. Authoritative and hugely detailed - but nonetheless a joy to read - ...Show more
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