The remarkable British actor, director and writer Stephen Fry this time performs in an unusual role: for more than five hundred pages, he introduces the reader to the history of classical music.
Biographies of famous composers and musicians, artistic quests and great creative breakthroughs, genre changes and technical innovations — all this becomes the object of an easy, witty and competent conversation.
A passionate music lover and amateur musician himself, Fry appeals equally to connoisseurs of the classics (who will find many interesting and little-known details in his book), and to those who treat it without prejudice, but have not decided to seriously delve into this topic.
Phantom Press, 544 p.