Browse: Yale University Press (publisher), Western Classical Music History

Once or twice in a generation a book comes along that crosses disciplinary boundaries to make unexpected connections, open up new imaginative vistas, and refocus what had seemed familiar historical... — New York Review of Books More…

A wonderfully engaging survey...It is what every music lover needs close by...We are left in no doubt about music's extraordinary power — Financial Times More…

In this sparkling 'short companion,' Rosen guides the listener through both musical structures and knotty performance decisions. . . . A CD on which Rosen himself plays completes a gorgeous package — The Guardian More…