Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is one of the most successful composers that Russia has ever produced, but his path to success was not an easy one.A shy, emotional child, intended for the civil service by hi
Captured in a beautiful package, including more than fifty color photographs, is the intriguing story of of the Viennese Strauss family known for producing some of the best known, best loved music of
Giuseppe Verdi remains the greatest operatic composer that Italy, the home of opera, has ever produced. Yet throughout his lifetime he claimed to detest composing and repeatedly rejected it. He was a
Ludwig van Beethoven remains one of the world’s best loved and most influential composers, the creator of such magisterial works as the 'Eroica,' the famous Fifth Symphony, and the 'Emperor' Piano Con
