Music
Words Without Music: A Memoir
Paperback
New York Times Bestseller
"Reads the way Mr. Glass's compositions sound at their best: propulsive, with a surreptitious emotional undertow." —Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim, New York Times
Beethoven's Symphonies: An Artistic Vision
Hardcover
From one of the leading scholars of the composer’s works, an exploration of the unswerving artistic vision underlying Beethoven’s symphonies.
Dreams to Remember: Otis Redding, Stax Records, and the Transformation of Southern Soul
Hardcover
A soul icon and the southern music he helped popularise come to life in this moving requiem.
Louis Armstrong, Master of Modernism
Paperback
The definitive account of Louis Armstrong—his life and legacy—during the most creative period of his career.
George Frideric Handel: A Life with Friends
Hardcover
An intimate portrait of Handel's life and inner circle, modelled after one of the composer's favourite forms: the fugue.