‘Naxos is one of the most well-known and respected brand names in classical music. Bringing together the environments of books, CDs and the Internet was the obvious next step.’
- Klaus Heymann |
 Naxos Books is a diverse and forward-thinking imprint, which embraces both popular and specialist titles within the world of classical music. Its hallmark is the groundbreaking fusion of words and music, drawing on the extensive list of Naxos classical recordings to provide a ‘multimedia’ take on traditional book publishing. The majority of its mainstream books include CDs and websites where readers can listen to many hours of relevant music. Its broad scope mirrors the success that Naxos has achieved with its music CDs, from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons to the ‘Naxos’ Quartets of Peter Maxwell Davies.
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Naxos Books celebrates the 200th anniversaries of two great composers!
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Haydn: His Life and Music
Haydn was among the first great composers whose fame in his own lifetime endured after his death. Loved for a handful of popular tuneful symphonies and his oratorio The Creation, the broader scope of Haydn’s musical achievements and his fascinating life have been overshadowed by the prodigious brilliance of his friend Mozart and the rebellious daring of his pupil Beethoven. more...
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Mendelssohn: His Life and Music
Mendelssohn is one of the world’s best-loved composers. His greatest music – The Hebrides overture, the Violin Concerto, the ‘Italian’ Symphony – is a cornerstone of the classical repertoire, while the ‘Wedding March’ from his incidental music to A Midsummer Night’s Dream has been the soundtrack to the happiest moments of millions of lives. more...
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My First Classical Music Book
Come and join the animals as they discover music. They dance, sing and play... and so can you!
Learn where you hear music, who writes it and what, the instruments sound like. And hear it all on the CD!
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Discover Music of the 20th Century
Even at the beginning of the new millennium, the words ‘twentieth-century music’ often inspire apprehension in audiences. While composers like Debussy, Vaughan Williams and Stravinsky have become concert-hall favourites, others such as Schoenberg, Boulez and Takemitsu are too often regarded as strange and unapproachable. more...
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