Harvey Sachs is a writer and music historian. His many books include standard biographies of Arturo Toscanini and Arthur Rubinstein, Music in Fascist Italy and Virtuoso. His most recent work is The Letters of Arturo Toscanini, which he compiled, translated and edited, and he assisted Plácido Domingo and Sir Georg Solti with their memoirs. He has written for many major journals and newspapers including the Times Literary Supplement, Guardian, Observer, Gramophone, BBC Music Magazine, New Yorker, New York Times and Wall Street Journal.