Ashgate Publishing

a survey from an artist so steeped in Britten's music is of tremendous value...Students and anyone interested in Britten will find this book stimulating. The writing and presentation is of the... — BBC Music Magazine More…

for me it certainly does...anyone with an interest in this period in musical history and this repertoire cannot but find Carter's writings hugely informative and stimulating — International Record Review More…

this is a book which admirers and sometime sceptics alike will need to have — International Record Review More…

of real value to [...] people who love his music — Classical Music More…

the scope of the sources employed is impressive...for the first time, we can appreciate the full extent of Samuel Wesley's oeuvre ...of considerable value as a reference book...clarity and logic... — Musical Times More…

[a] ground-breaking study ... it represents a substantial contribution to musicology ... the study succeeds in its illustration of the subtlety and sophistication of Nyman's art of reworking.... — Music and Letters More…