Why Handel waggled his wig: and lots more stories about the lives of great composers
Isserlis, Steven
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"What did Haydn’s wife use for curling-paper for her hair? What did Schubert do with his old spectacles case? Why was Dvorák given a butcher’s apron when he was a little boy? Why did Tchaikovsky spit on a map of Europe? Why did Fauré find a plate of spinach on his face? And why did Handel waggle his wig?" --Back cover.
Faber
2006
277 pages