Boydell & Brewer

A labour of love on [Gilmore's] part, more than ten years in the writing, and making much use of interviews with friends and colleagues. Clear and very readable — BBC Music Magazine More…

The book is a good read and its subject, as Gramit says, of 'genuine interest.' . . . [In] Ingrid Fuchs's chapter . . . we see the significance of the man. . . . James Parakilas's claim of Czerny... — Musical Times More…

[Kim d]raws on an astounding range of sources for her analysis, always rooted in historical sources (art criticism, music reviews, Liszt's correspondence and notes, and more) and convincing... — American Record Guide More…

An essential work of translation, revealing a complex workaholic with practical experience of orchestras and conductors informing the attempt to define the creative experience — BBC Music Magazine More…

The first book to concentrate on a part of Purcell's output that was not written for the theatre. Schab's analyses are informed by a strong sense of how the sonatas sound in performance...[and... — Music and Letters More…

[T]here is nobody internationally as well-placed as Talbot to provide such a versatile and friendly guide to Vivaldi [...] The Vivaldi Compendium will become an indispensable companion — Gramophone Magazine More…

As sort of Baedecker guide for travelling the immense continent of Beethoven's chamber works, it provides an excellent occasion for a guided chronological hearing of his music. [...] revealing... — American Record Guide More…

Here, at last, is a full appreciation of [this] remarkable musician. Most engaging. . . . Deeply moving. [Five Stars] — BBC Music Magazine More…