Conductor’s Corner

SCHUMANN: The Inner Voices of Musical Genius

Peter Ostwald

A brilliant psycho/biography of one of music's most tortured composers. This volume is especially appropriate for those interested in the workings of the creative inner mind.

AARON COPLAND: The Life and Work of an Uncommon Man

Howard Pollack

The definitive biography of the man many believe is America's greatest classical composer.

Understanding Toscanini

Joseph Horowitz

The former NY Times critic explores the cultural and sociological reasons for Toscanini's fame and power.

Accordion Crimes

E. Annie Proulx

Author of "The Shipping News" follows an accordion from birth to death. Original and hilarious. One of the best books of fiction with a "musical" theme ever written.