Robin Maconie

Enormously well-informed about the practical realities of acoustics, the physics of sound, the history and architecture of music rooms, the design of instruments — Financial TimesMore…

Thank goodness for a book that makes one think — Musical TimesMore…

Other Planets is an entertaining and detailed resource.... [T]he imaginative, conglomerate approach taken by Maconie invites further elaboration and discussion. In the context of a resurgence... — TempoMore…

Refreshing to have a Stravinsky study that doesn't go on at length about octatonic scales.... Persuasively vivid descriptions of memorable and characteristic musical events.... There's no denying... — Musical TimesMore…

New Zealand native Robin Maconie [. . ..] is considered one of the world's leading authorities on contemporary music. -- Albrecht Thiemann — OpernweltMore…