$34.09
- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
9 October 2018
Summary
‘A magnificent treasury … a fascinating tour de force.’ Observer
‘YEAR OF WONDER is an absolute treat - the most enlightening way to be guided through the year.’ Eddie Redmayne
Classical music for everyone - an inspirational piece of music for every day of the year, celebrating composers from the medieval era to the present day, written by award-winning violinist and BBC Radio 3 presenter Clemency Burton-Hill.
Have you ever heard a piece of music so beautiful it stops …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472252302 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1472252306 |
| Author: | Clemency Burton-Hill |
| Publisher: | Headline Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Headline Home |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 9 October 2018 |
| Weight: | 470g |
| Dimensions: | 205mm x 166mm x 36mm |
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Year of Wonder is an absolute treat - the most enlightening way to be guided through the year.
Enthusiasm bounds from every page… It’s the creation of a super playlist of classical music… Another day, another delight. - Irish IndependentSoothing, beautiful songs guaranteed to help you fall asleep. - StylistAbout The Author
Clemency Burton-Hill
Clemency Burton-Hill, MBE, is an award-winning broadcaster, podcaster, author, journalist and musician. At BBC Radio 3’s Breakfast Show she welcomed a new audience to classical music, and for over a decade she was also host of BBC’s Culture Show, the Proms, Young Musician of the Year, Classical Fix and other flagship arts programmes. Her journalism has appeared in the Economist, Financial Times, Sunday Times, Guardian, Observer and Vogue and she is the author of four books.
An award-winning violinist, Clemency has performed all over the world under leading conductors including Daniel Barenboim. She is the co-founder of Aurora Orchestra and a patron of various arts and education charities, including Music Masters.
She survived a catastrophic brain haemorrhage in 2020, and now campaigns to improve recovery for those affected by brain injury. A native of London, UK, Clemency currently lives with her family in Washington, DC.
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