Great music arouses wonder: how did the composer create such an original work of art? What was th...

William Kinderman's detailed study of Parsifal, described by the composer as his "e;last card...

New essays demonstrating and exploring the abiding fascination of Wagner's controversial work.

Studies of the genesis of musical, literary, and theatrical works.

We have long regarded Beethoven as a great composer, but we rarely appreciate that he was also an...

William Kinderman's detailed study of Parsifal, described by the composer as his "e;last card...

Mozart's emergence as a mature artist coincides with the rise to prominence of the piano, an inst...

"e;We do not understand music--it understands us."e; This aphorism by Theodor W. Adorno e...

Combining musical insight with the most recent research, William Kinderman's Beethoven is both a ...

Marking the 250th anniversary of the composer's birth, this volume presents twenty-one completely...

Combining musical insight with the most recent research, William Kinderman's Beethoven is both a ...