Just in case you hadn't heard, there's a centenary - these two books offer different interpretations of the composer's life

Her career has encompassed the greatest operatic roles (signed copies available following the book's launch here)

In November 1838, Chopin went to Valldemossa in Majorca, where he composed his 24 Preludes using a small, locally made instrument, out of date before it was completed. Kildea interweaves thi... read more

Another memoir by the gimlet-eyed musician, this time of a year wandering around the US, revisiting the known (places, friends) and investigating the new.

Exquisite, illustrated, privately produced book on the discovery and recovery of a rare manuscript found in a secondhand bookshop in Hampshire in 2007. From the author of 'Bazouker'.