UPDATED VERSION! This lively two-time Audie Award winning recording is a perfect way to introduce classical music to the entire family. It looks at the music through the lives of the great composers and their environment, from the churches and cathedrals that produced the familiar sound of Gregorian chant, to Johann Sebastian Bach, the family man composing for the glory of God, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the child prodigy, genius and prankster who wrote some of the finest music ever, yet was buried in a pauper's grave. The story is taken right up to the composers of the 21st century. This unusual and special production by the two most important brand names in classical music is read by one of America's leading conductors, Marin Alsop, and includes 156 musical extracts taken from the extensive Naxos catalogue. This Grammy-nominated production includes a bonus CD-ROM containing text, pictures of composers, a glossary of terms and more. 3 CDs + CD-ROM