This innovative series presents the life and work of major composers in a narrated biography. The recording is illustrated with quotations from the composer and his contemporaries, enhanced by numerous extracts from representative works. In the comprehensive companion booklet are essays and notes on the composer and his times.

Life and Works: J.S. Bach
by Jeremy Siepmann
Read by Jeremy Siepmann, with Trevor Nichols, Ruth Sillers, and David Timson

Life and Works: Beethoven
by Jeremy Siepmann
Read by Jeremy Siepmann, with Bob Peck, Neville Jason, David Timson, Elaine Claxton, and Karen Archer

Life and Works: Brahms
by Jeremy Siepmann
Read by Jeremy Siepmann, with Jasper Britton, Karen Archer, Elaine Claxton, Ruth Sillers, Neville Jason, Nicholas Boulton, Steve Hodson, and David Timson

Life and Works: Chopin
by Jeremy Siepmann
Read by Jeremy Siepmann, with Anton Lesser, Neville Jason, Elaine Claxton, and Karen Archer

Life and Works: Dvořák
by Jeremy Siepmann
Read by Jeremy Siepmann, with Sean Barrett, Jonathan Keeble, Garrick Hagon, Caroline Friend, Daniel Philpott, and Michael Tudor Barnes

Life and Works: Haydn
by Jeremy Siepmann
Read by Jeremy Siepmann, with David Timson, Nigel Anthony, Sam Dastor, Steve Hodson, Roger May, and Frances Jeater

Life and Works: Liszt
by Jeremy Siepmann
Read by Jeremy Siepmann, with Neville Jason, David Timson, Elaine Claxton, Laura Paton, and Raphael Clarkson

Life and Works: Mozart
by Jeremy Siepmann
Read by Jeremy Siepmann, with Nicholas Boulton, Edward de Souza, Teresa Gallagher, Elaine Claxton, Steve Hodson, and Jacob Moriarty

Life and Works: Schubert
by Jeremy Siepmann
Read by Jeremy Siepmann, with Tom George, Peter Yapp, Stephen Critchlow, Sean Barrett, Jonathan Keeble, and Charlie Simpson

Life and Works: Tchaikovsky
by Jeremy Siepmann
Read by Jeremy Siepmann, with Malcolm Sinclair, Karen Archer, Teresa Gallagher, Stephen Thorne, and David Timson

Life and Works: Verdi
by Jeremy Siepmann
Read by Jeremy Siepmann, with Freddie Jones, Elaine Claxton, David Timson, Steve Hodson, and Charlie Simpson