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Brahms and the German Spirit is...an earnest study of the subject of religion and nationalism in Brahms's life. Daniel Beller-McKenna has woven a coherent tapestry from many strands. -- Styra... — Music and Letters More…

Even in this supposedly liberal era Wagner's detractors still wag fingers at his love-life...As this ground-breaking new study suggests, it's the erotic yearnings so central to his great works... — BBC Music Magazine More…

Beautifully written... [A] comprehensive account of the life and works of the romantic composer whose brilliant music and eccentric life style dazzled and disconcerted his contemporaries. Without... — Publishers Weekly More…

Solomon writes knowledgeably, clearly and forcefully. The book is highly and warmly recommended to anyone interested in Beethoven. -- F. E. Kirby — Music Teacher More…

Chopin at the Boundaries aim[s] 'to expose and partially recover aspects of Chopin's style perceived in his day to be marginal or foreign, but which today's listeners have transformed or repressed.'... — The Times More…

Wolff has [produced] fundamental work about the composer, from his earliest music ('newly discovered chorales') to his last (Art of Fugue, parts of the B Minor Mass), sacred and secular, vocal... — The Times More…