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

Capturing a wealth of ideas about contemporary music, [Varga's latest book] features a wide breadth of composers, including such grandees as George Crumb and Wolfgang Rihm. Varga's encounter... — BBC Music Magazine More…

This is an extremely useful addition to music historiography that will both aid students and provide many insights to the more general reader who feels in need of an over-arching survey of the... — Goldberg Magazine More…

These wide-ranging essays [are drawn] from a lifetime of thinking and teaching about all music, [including] John Cage, Milton Babbitt, [and] 'the confluence between Western art music and ethnomusicology.'.... — Choice More…

Rewarding ... Enlightening ... An exciting new addition to the musical and historical literature — British Music Society More…

Chisholm's contribution has been crying out for this reassessment - that it's as readable as this is a real bonus — The Scotsman More…

The book is fascinating for its insights into politics as much as into musical matters including the Russians' influence on Britten and he on the Russians — American Record Guide More…

Generously filled with black and white photographs, reproductions of programmes and musical illustrations, this handsome volume is an invaluable - and essential - contribution towards a fuller... — International Piano More…