For the beginner or the devotee—it's everything the classical music buff needs to know.
- The major composers from Bach and Bartok to Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky
- Significant performers from Maurice Andre and Leornard Bernstein to Georg Solti and Yo Yo Ma
- The landmark works from Appalachian Spring to Don Juan
- A concise history of classical music
- A deconstruction of the art form
- The language of classical music
- Valuable resources for the Curious Listener
