Artur Schnabel's Music, Wit, and Wisdom is an expanded and revised version of the twelve lectures he delivered at the University of Chicago in 1945. Often regarded as his autobiographical statement, the book combines memoir, musical philosophy, cultural criticism, and reflections on the role of the artist in society.

Rosalyn Tureck was the first twentieth-century artist to make the Goldberg Variations and all-Bach recitals popular, earning recognition and praise for bringing Bach to the world. Now we have an autobiography by Ms. Tureck (1913-2003), the renowned keyboard artist and scholar who dedicated her life to the works of Johann Sebastian Bach.