Boydell & Brewer

Simon Holt is a leading presence in contemporary music...With a generous array of colour-plates and numerous musical examples, the book is a richly-textured resource — BBC Music Magazine 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…

This totally absorbing account, fluently narrated and minutely documented with the help of the prolific letter-writing Wesleys, guarantees a sympathetic hearing for the troubled Samuel. It deserves... — Musical Times More…

Macdonald's curiosity is boundless. . . and he satisfies it with unfailing scholarship and wit. . . . He gives the most thorough account yet of Hugo Wolf's complicated critical attitude to Wagner... — Opera Magazine More…

The documentation is wonderfully rich — The Times More…

Close studies or analyses of the French symphony are relatively few. Thus this contribution . . . is particularly important. Discussion of each symphony is tailored to the unique features of... — Choice More…

The book raises more questions than it answers, and that is surely a good thing: it makes one think. . . [Many of the] scores [in reduction] are quoted complete, which is certainly an aid to... — Tempo More…