Movie - Impromptu 1991 directed by James Lapine starring Hugh Grant as Chopin, Judy Davis as George Sand, and Julian Sands as Liszt. An entertaining, if not completely accurate version of the meeting of Chopin and Sand in the 1830’s.

Movie - Le Roi Danse 2000 directed by Gerard Corbiau. A visually sumptuous film detailing the fruitful relationship of Louis the XIV and his music/dance master Jean-Baptiste Lully. In French with English subtitles, some mature content.

Book – The Piano Shop on the Left Bank: The hidden world of a Paris atelier, 2000, T.E. Carhart. ISBN 1-55278-223-9. A must for the amatuer pianist interested in an amusing journey through the streets of Paris and the history/inner workings of the piano.

Book – What to Listen for in Music, updated 2002, Aaron Copland. ISBN 0-451-62735-0. This book helps to take the mystery out of the music, allowing amateurs and music lovers alike to enjoy the concert experience on a different level.