Boydell & Brewer

Julius Eastman enjoyed the admiration of peers such as Morton Feldman, Meredith Monk and Pierre Boulez. Here, highly engaging essays by those who knew Eastman well recall him as a person and... — BBC Music Magazine More…

[Grimley] shows an impressive and wide-ranging scholarship and a mastery not only of Grieg's music but the culture of his time...an authoritative and well documented survey with generous musical... — BBC Music Magazine More…

It is clear, however, that future studies of Mozart's stylistic development, from whatever angle they are undertaken, and evaluations of the significance of his mature instrumental works, will... — Music and Letters More…

Schulenberg has a grasp of music's grammar not often met with in current musicology [.] There is something touching about Friedemann's originalities [.] Here one can fancy him swerving away... — Musical Times More…

The Liszt that emerges from the pages of Dolores Pesce's account of his last decade is admirable--no surprise--and likeable as well...If anyone still believes that Liszt's religion was a pose,... — The Times More…

Thoroughly researched and excellently illustrated. . . . Fauser has done us all a service in clearly presenting the musical and moral complexities of such a mammoth enterprise. . . . Thoughtful,... — BBC Music Magazine More…

The 'Preface' to Michael Reynolds's charming book begins with a pithy statement: 'This is a book about creation, authorship and relationships'. Thus, in a nutshell, he lays out succinctly the... — Music and Letters More…

[This] book contains a wealth of fascinating reading and does what the best books on music do: it makes the reader want to listen to the music under discussion, and that is how music continues... — Brio More…

A fresh perspective on a still-fresh topic. . . . Gives musical scholarship a living and breathing pulse. . . . Invaluable to composers writing in the wake of the post-tonal era of music. .... — Musical Times More…