Boydell & Brewer

Throughout his book Barker makes effective use of newspaper archives. . . . Barker's 'assimilative source study' has now largely filled the critical gap [regarding the disputed biographical... — Musical Times More…

Julius Eastman enjoyed the admiration of peers such as Morton Feldman, Meredith Monk and Pierre Boulez. Here, highly engaging essays by those who knew Eastman well recall him as a person and... — BBC Music Magazine More…

[Grimley] shows an impressive and wide-ranging scholarship and a mastery not only of Grieg's music but the culture of his time...an authoritative and well documented survey with generous musical... — BBC Music Magazine More…

It is clear, however, that future studies of Mozart's stylistic development, from whatever angle they are undertaken, and evaluations of the significance of his mature instrumental works, will... — Music and Letters More…

Schulenberg has a grasp of music's grammar not often met with in current musicology [.] There is something touching about Friedemann's originalities [.] Here one can fancy him swerving away... — Musical Times More…

The Liszt that emerges from the pages of Dolores Pesce's account of his last decade is admirable--no surprise--and likeable as well...If anyone still believes that Liszt's religion was a pose,... — The Times More…

The 'Preface' to Michael Reynolds's charming book begins with a pithy statement: 'This is a book about creation, authorship and relationships'. Thus, in a nutshell, he lays out succinctly the... — Music and Letters More…

Fearn's musical analyses are lucid and refreshingly free of jargon...this is a most welcome book, written by someone who clearly loves its subject — BBC Music Magazine More…

Godt and Rice's volume . . . sets new standards [for books on women composers] by rejecting any vestige of special pleading, and by including such an abundance of substantial musical extracts... — Musical Times More…

Viewing fin de siecle Viennese culture through the lens of Schubert reception [in vol. 2] proves a highly rewarding exercise, and Messing's work deserves to attract the attention of scholars... — Music and Letters More…