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Book SynopsisBroadcaster James Naughtie takes a spellbinding journey through the history of music
Trade ReviewRomantic and rapturous, divertingly anecdotal and enthusiastic * The Times *
[Naughtie's] real passion ... should easily entice anyone who reads about the works he praises to go and listen to them as soon as is practicable * Sunday Telegraph *
'Immensely readable ... a cracking good yarn' * Scotsman *
Consistently engaging ... It is enthralling, a very fine book. For Everyman * Herald *
A genial, meandering but ultimately purposeful journey through the social history of music . . . this book is rich in anecdote, and it is all the better for it * Guardian *