It should come as no surprise that classical-music critics are heavily into S&M. Scarlatti & Monteverdi. Schubert & Mozart. Strauss & Mahler. Stravinsky & Messiaen. What could all those ampersands ...
In this delightful primer to classical music, composer and music scholar Swafford (The Vintage Guide to Classical Music) conducts us breathlessly on a tour of the highlights of the history of ...