"A companion volume to 'The Joy of Music.' It includes the scripts of his TV programs on Mozart, Romanticism, Jazz in Serious Music, etc., plus an explanation of four great symphonies by Beethoven, Tschaikovsky, Brahms, and Dvorak." Bk Buyer's Guide.

Acclaimed composer Hans Zimmer (Gladiator; The Last Samurai) creates a stunning score for the highly anticipated 2010 psychological thriller Inception, directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Leonardo DiCaprio.

Several of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John Adams' finest orchestral moments have been brought together to create a one-of-a-kind soundtrack of post-minimalist beauty.

Few composers have achieved such success with a single work as Holst with The Planets. Each movement expresses the planet's supposed astrological character, and the colorful orchestration and memorable melodies ensured its immediate and ongoing popularity. It's hard to believe now that it was a groundbreaking work, a huge multi-movement piece that finally fades into ethereal silence as wordless voices disappear into outer space.