Browse: Boydell & Brewer (publisher), Classical Composers

This impeccably researched and engagingly written study tackles the emotive subject from a cultural perspective, shedding fresh light on how Furtwangler remained (at least in his mind) apolitical... — BBC Music Magazine More…

Thorough and well-written . . . a study [of] depth. clarity, and elegance. . . -- Nicolas McGegan — American Handel Society More…

This excellent new volume...is a wide-ranging anthology...it includes all the leading scholars in the field. -- Peter Phillips — Musical Times More…

An essential book...altogether invaluable — Classical Music More…

His letters are never less than articulate and inventive in prose, while at best, they rise to an exuberance of argument and evocation, shot through with penetrating insights into music and life,... — BBC Music Magazine More…

These essays crystallize a revisionist moment centring on the Copland centenary year, and offer new insights into his great legacy — The Times More…

Kelly St. Pierre's concentrated and highly researched new study . . . closely examines the complex and politically controversial genesis of [Czech composer Smetana's] music, and its huge eventual... — Musical Times More…

It is always welcome when a distinguished music theorist writes a book with a wide readership in mind. The graphic analyses are detailed, numerous, well indexed, and clearly presented, and the... — Music and Letters More…

Berkeley's character emerges through his music, through interviews with family, colleagues and pupils (including son Michael, Julian Bream and John Tavener) and through correspondence... Berkeley... — Classic FM Magazine More…