This picture book for all the family narrates the main events in famous composer Ludwing van Beethoven’s life.

The book contains a CD with some pieces of his music, that are specially selected for children and organized according to the date of its creation.

This book tells us about F. Chopin’s life. He is considered to be one of the most relevant composers of piano music, such as preludes, polonaises, waltzes, mazurkas and piano sonatas. In Chopin’s work the patriotic love is a fundamental part, together with the diversity of influences he acquired living in France, where he was friend of several personalities from his age.

This picture book introduces to us the main periods and events in Viennese music composer and musician Franz Shubert’s life: The time he spent as a choirboy and Antonio Salieri’s pupil, his hated activity working as an assistant teacher with his father, his happy parties, the Schubertiads, the trips he made to the countryside with his friends, and many other things.

This book for all the family introduces to us the main periods and events in baroque composer G.F. Händel’s life. Händel was born in Halle (Germany), lived between Hamburger and Hanover and got a wide recognition, also in Italy, and, above all, in England. Händel composed numerous pieces of music of different music styles. “Music for the royal fireworks”, “Aquatic Music”, and “The Messiah” are examples of his most well-known pieces of music.

This book for all the family introduces to us the main periods and events in Giuseppe Verdi’s life.

Verdi is one of the most relevant opera composers from 19th century. Many of his pieces of music are worldwide known, such us “Aida”, “Rigoletto” and “La Traviata”.

Ernst A. Ekker corrects the old picture of Bach as a submissive Church composer, a sanctimonious prig, and brings life to the “hot headed”, who is also present in not-so-serious music styles and that has notably influenced many contemporary musicians and composers.