Browse: Boydell & Brewer (publisher), Classical Composers

A superb, unique contribution to Ravel scholarship. . . Provide[s] both in-depth analysis and critical interpretation. SUMMING UP: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty... — Choice More…

Excellent volume — Gramophone Magazine More…

True to the ethos of contemporary musicology, Palazzetti worries away at the parallelisms between the work of composers and the lives lived within cultures [...]. The very particular specifics... — Musical Times More…

[S]hould provide a great resource for scholars, conductors, and performers interested in deepening their understanding of Stravinsky's concerto and his neoclassical style — Notes: Journal of the Music Library Association More…

Read and reflect, discuss and argue: [the contributors] are mostly new to Britten studies... and it must be a healthy sign if they are generating controversial ideas. It is also good to see two... — Gramophone Magazine More…

This book is the first full-length treatment in English devoted to Joachim as a composer . . . [and a] sorely needed addition to the scholarly literature of the late Romantic period. Uhde does... — Choice More…

Editors Philip Reed and Mervyn Cooke have managed to balance the many factors involving selection and annotation [...] with notable success — Musical Times More…

McVeagh is also able to make it clear how much she loves and admires the music without making any extravagant claims on its behalf. It's hard to imagine a more sane approach...the insights...keep... — BBC Music Magazine More…

Remarkable new study. -- Bayan Northcott — BBC Music Magazine More…