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'Sharply insightful and vividly imaginative... the perfect
Christmas gift for anyone asking: 'How do I get into classical
music?'' - Rupert Christiansen, Mail on Sunday 'A treat from the
very first page... written with style and humour, this is a perfect
introduction to classical music for a beginner, a companion for the
music lover, and sheer entertainment for both.' - Joanna Lumley
Nearly all of us have the capacity to enjoy classical music but too
often we are put off by not knowing where to look, or what we are
actually looking for. We feel the need of a guide to help navigate
such vast and varied artistic terrain. With this delightful book,
historian Tim Bouverie provides just this. Drawing on his lifelong
passion for music, he has created a compilation of 100 classical
masterpieces sure to move and be enjoyed by almost anyone. Some are
well-known, some more idiosyncratic, others hidden gems waiting to
be brought into the light. All are intended to comfort and inspire.
He provides a short introduction to each piece - variously
anecdotal, personal, historical and quirky - and a recommended
recording to try. Highly accessible and entertaining, Perfect Pitch
is filled with engrossing stories and insights that bring to life
300 years of the world's greatest music. An accompanying playlist
is available on Spotify.
** Sunday Times Bestseller ** 'Astonishing' ANTONY BEEVOR 'One of
the most promising young historians to enter our field for years'
MAX HASTINGS On a wet afternoon in September 1938, Neville
Chamberlain stepped off an aeroplane and announced that his visit
to Hitler had averted the greatest crisis in recent memory. It was,
he later assured the crowd in Downing Street, 'peace for our time'.
Less than a year later, Germany invaded Poland and the Second World
War began. This is a vital new history of the disastrous years of
indecision, failed diplomacy and parliamentary infighting that
enabled Nazi domination of Europe. Drawing on previously unseen
sources, it sweeps from the advent of Hitler in 1933 to the beaches
of Dunkirk, and presents an unforgettable portrait of the
ministers, aristocrats and amateur diplomats whose actions and
inaction had devastating consequences. 'Brilliant and sparkling . .
. Reads like a thriller. I couldn't put it down' Peter Frankopan
'Vivid, detailed and utterly fascinating . . . This is political
drama at its most compelling' James Holland 'Bouverie skilfully
traces each shameful step to war . . . in moving and dramatic
detail' Sunday Telegraph
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