Who was Béla Bartók?
The Hungarian musician and composer Béla Bartók is the subject of a comprehensive new book by David Cooper, bringing audiences the most complete biography of Bartók…
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David Cooper on Béla Bartók
Béla Bartók is widely acknowledged as one of the most important musical composers of the early 20th century. He is considered to be one of the…
Introducing The Leonard Bernstein Letters
Leonard Bernstein was a charismatic and versatile musician – a brilliant conductor who attained international super-star status, and a gifted composer of Broadway musicals…
‘Forbidden Music: The Jewish Composers Banned by the Nazis’. Author Article by Michael Haas
Forbidden Music: The Jewish Composers Banned by the Nazis explores the legacy of those musicians persecuted by the Third Reich. When National Socialism arrived in…
Author Article by Jens Malte Fischer: Mahler and me
A bestseller when first published in Germany in 2003, Jens Malte Fischer’s biography of Gustav Mahler has been lauded by scholars as a landmark work. This month,…