Browse: Boydell & Brewer (publisher), Western Classical Music History

November's study of earlier nineteenth-century Vienna shows us above all a richly varied, often uncategorisable, musical and social culture founded to a significant degree on sheer pleasure,... — Brio More…

A broad collection of serious essays about music in a medium that is very much alive. . . . There is something here for everyone, not just specialists in musical analysis. . . . It is also good... — Fanfare More…

This is an extremely important study which brings together valuable musicological research and practical experimentation in a unique way — Choir & Organ More…

Just when one thinks everything that could possibly be written about Wagner has been written, along comes a new point of view.... There are real surprises here and many an obscurity brightened... — American Record Guide More…

A broad collection of serious essays about music in a medium that is very much alive. . . . There is something here for everyone, not just specialists in musical analysis. . . . It is also good... — Fanfare More…

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

Rich and elegant work . . . this book's fascinating discussion and analysis of Schumann's early piano cycles is not to be missed. Highly recommended — Choice More…