Alfred Brendel is arguably the greatest living pianist of our time, renowned for his masterly interpretations of Haydn, Mozart, Schubert and Beethoven. In addition, he has long been one of the world's most influential writers on music.

This important book brings together all of Brendel's essays and articles, published originally in two classic books, Musical Thoughts and Afterthoughts and Music Sounded Out, along with new, previously unpublished material that brings it completely up to date.