A review by daaan
The Story of Music by Howard Goodall

5.0

Possibly not the best history of music out there, but the best I've read, it's not a subject I delve into frequently.
The list of composers I've committed to listening to more of thanks to this book.
Mahler
Stravinsky
Faure
Liszt
John Field
Mendelson
Shumann (Robert and Clara)
Mozart (I've always struggled to find the really good bits, there's just so much)
Vivaldi
Corelli
Monteverdi
and Symphonies in general (I tend to get stuck on Chamber music and Concerti)