Tchaikovsky is one of the most popular composers of all time. Many people who may never have heard his name know his melodies. They crop up on mobile telephones, alarm clocks and answering machines as often as on records and concert p...

The second in a series of musical biographies, written and presented by broadcaster Jeremy Siepmann with Anton Lesser as Chopin. In this four-CD set, the life and music of the revolutionary composer/pianist is unveiled in considerable...

Although now beloved and revered by millions as the greatest composer who ever lived, Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) was best known in his lifetime as an organist, and was eclipsed in fame as a composer by two of his 20 children. F...