Inside the Recording Studio Working with Callas, Rostropovich, Domingo, and the Classical Elite

As a musician, record producer, and administrator, Peter Andry has worked with many of the twentieth century's greatest classical music artists and performers. Through his work with Decca, his years as president of EMI Classics, and his creation and direction of Warner Classics, he has collaborated with high-caliber artists such as Maria Callas, Yehudi Menuhin, and Herbert von Karajan. He associated with them in close quarters through times of work, play, stress, and relaxation; admired their talent, dedication, and charisma; and coped with their foibles, idiosyncrasies, and egos.

Peter Andry, now retired, was a record producer for Decca and EMI. After serving as president of EMI Classics, he left to create Warner Classics Robin Stringer is a journalist for the Daily Telegraph, the Evening Standard, and numerous music magazines, including Gramophone and Classical Music