Books written by Matthew Boyden

  • Classical Music on CD: The Rough Guide

    O El amor brujo ( original version ) ; El corregidor y la molinara : Powell , Gomez ; Aquarius ; Cleobury ( Virgin VC7 90790-2 ) . EMI have amalgamated two very fine sets of performances from conductors and soloists who excel in Latin ...

  • The Rough Guide to Opera

    Goerke , Gilfry , Cole , Salters ; Boston Baroque ; Pearlman . ( Telarc CD 80546 ; 2 CDs ) . Although it has been overtaken in most respects by Marc Minkowski's more recent recording for Archiv , this American effort is highly enjoyable ...

  • The Rough Guide to Opera

    The Rough Guide to Opera is a unique handbook on the most thrilling of art forms, spanning four hundred years of music drama. The title features lively biographical sketches of...

  • Opera: The Rough Guide

    Opera has countless loyal fans for whom the Rough Guide will be a beacon for its modern, spirited coverage of the composers, artists, recordings and the operas themselves. This is...

  • Richard Strauss

    One of Germany's most successful and popular composers, Richard Strauss (1864-1949) enjoyed huge celebrity, vast wealth, and unequaled adulation during his lifetime. His masterful tone poems and operas, including Der...