Classical Destinations Series II Book
Why did Handel write his famous Water Music? What’s the story behind Holst’s remarkable Planets suite? What happened to make Shostakovich write his anguished Leningrad Symphony? What inspired Liszt’s nineteen Hungarian Rhapsodies? And why did Respighi love Rome’s fountains so much?

This beautiful book celebrates the lives of the great composers by visiting the places where they were born, worked and lived. Take a trip with Simon Callow through the cities that gave rise to some of the most enduring pieces of classical music and their composers.

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Classical Destinations Series I Book
This luxurious coffee-table book takes you to many of Europe's greatest cities, back to the times when they influenced and inspired some of the most important names in classical music.

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