The major composers from Bach and Bartok to Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky are listed here along with a concise history of classical music, a deconstruction of the art form, and a definition of the language of classical music.
A dramatic re-enactment of historical episodes presented as a -mosaic of snapshots. The focus is institutionalized injustice and -rebellions against it. Five essays are interspersed with the vignettes. Vivid, full of revealing quotes from political elites and dissidents.