The A Z of String Players surveys the lives, careers and recordings of over 300 string players from the past and present. Many great string players who have made recordings are included, from Accardo to Zukerman. The text covers artists from the earliest recording processes to contemporary, cutting-edge technology. In this clear and straight-forward publication, the artists are listed alphabetically, with a summary of their career, notable recordings, biography and critical appraisal of their recorded legacy. In addition, four compact discs present a selection of recordings from 69 artists. This package will appeal to enthusiast and scholar alike as a readable, informed and fascinating work of reference.

Double bill of concerts recorded in Germany in the 1980s. Horst Stein conducts the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Carl Maria von Weber's Missa Sancta No. 1 'Freischützmesse', filmed in 1986 at the Waldsassen Basilica. Haydn's Missa Sanctae Caeciliae is performed by the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, led by Rafael Kubelík, at the Ottobeuren Basilica in 1982.