About the Author

Michael Steinberg is the program annotator of the San Francisco Symphony and the New York Philharmonic and earlier served the Boston Symphony in the same capacity. He has been on the faculty of the Manhattan School of Music and the New England Conservatory, has lectured and taught widely in America and Europe, and was the music critic for The Boston Globe for twelve years.

Reviews

a treat for those addicted to reading the program notes before the concert begins Booklist an essential book for any concertgoer and any new or veteran fan of classical music Michael Tilson Thomas, Music Director, The San Francisco Symphony