Classic FM Handy Guide to Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Classical Music

Darren Henley has spent twenty-five years working in radio, leading Classic FM for fifteen years, first as Managing Editor and then as Managing Director. This is his twenty-ninth book about classical music and musicians.

• Contents Introduction ix Preface xiii Before We Get Started xix 1 Early Music 1 2 The Baroque Period 21 3 The Classical Period 51 4 The Early Romantics 79 5 The Nationalist Romantics 103 6 The Late Romantics 137 7 The 20th Century 169 8 The 21st Century 209 Conclusion 245 Where To Find Out More 249 Acknowledgements 255

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