Description: A novel exploration of the 20th-century's most prominent German composer.
Review Quotes:
'Tim Ashley's beautifully written, analytical but accessible introduction to Strauss in Phaidon's excellent series.' (The Sunday Times)
'A clear-eared, clear-minded tribute to greatness, fluently written.' (Guardian)
'As a series, Phaidon's 20th Century Composers has brought remarkable variety and a welter of information, both necessary and delightfully trivial. Intended both for the general reader and for the more enthusiatically musical...' (The Scotsman)