Why Beethoven Threw the Stew

InWhyBeethovenThrewtheStew,renownedcellistStevenIsserlissetsouttopassontochildrenawonderfulgiftgiventohimbyhisowncelloteacher-thechancetopeoplehisownworldwiththegreatcomposersbygettingtoknowthemasfriends.Wittyandinformativeatthesametime,Isserlisintroducesustosixofhisfavoritecomposers:thesublimegeniusBach,thequicksilverMozart,Beethovenwithhisgruffhumor,theshySchumann,thepricklyBrahmsandthatextraordinarysplitpersonality,Stravinsky.Isserlisbringsthecomposersaliveinanirresistiblemannerthatcan\'tfailtocatchtheattentionofanychildwhoseearhasbeencaughtbyanyofthemusicdescribed,oranyoneenteringtheworldofclassicalmusicforthefirsttime.Thelivelyblackandwhitelineillustrationsprovideaperfectaccompanimenttothetext,andmakethisbookattractiveandaccessibleforchildrentoenjoyontheirownorsharewithanadult.