For the new generation of classical music listeners, this book opens with a section on how to listen to and talk about classical music. It then catalogs 75 of the greatest composers of all time, from the Baroque period to todays avant-garde, eachMoreFor the new generation of classical music listeners, this book opens with a section on how to listen to and talk about classical music. It then catalogs 75 of the greatest composers of all time, from the Baroque period to todays avant-garde, each with a biographical sketch and a recommendation of their best recordings.