WHY BEETHOVEN THREW THE STEW

Renowned cellist Steven Isserlis captures the imagination of children encountering classical music for the first time with this great little book which is packed with facts, dates and anecdotes, interspersed with lively black-and-white line illustrations. Witty and informative at the same time, it introduces us to six of his favourite composers: the sublime genius Bach, the quicksilver Mozart, Beethoven with his gruff humour, the shy Schumann, the prickly Brahms and that extraordinary split personality, Stravinsky.