Download or read book Book of Musical Anecdotes written by Norman Lebrecht and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1985-12 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of anecdotes about great composers and performers, as told by themselves, their friends and loved ones, and their colleagues; arranged chronologically by date of birth, from approximately 991 to 1928.