Yale University Press

One of the great perfectionists of jazz has been given a biography worthy of gifts — The Scotsman 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…

groundbreaking . . . it makes the history, development and variety of the genre plain to see in vivid detail — The Independent More…

[This book] is very enjoyable to read and packed with information — Early Music Today More…

Other guides to the orchestral repertoire offer neat thumbnail sketches, but Philip delves deeper as he surveys the history and analysis of 400 concert works from Corelli to Shostakovich — Financial Times More…

Essential in filling out a more humane and complete portrait of the composer and his art — Boston Globe More…