An ABC to help the listener get the most out of recorded music. Part One traces fashions in music, orchestra makeup, etc. Part Two presents six programs, with descriptive highlights of each composition selected for the program. There are brief notes on the composers included, -- Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Mendelssohn, Chopin, Liszt, Brahms, Tachaikovsky.