Boydell & Brewer

Of particular interest are the essays that illuminate Britten's compositional methods of setting text, methods that have their origin in his intimate interaction with a wide variety of poetic... — Choice More…

[The authors] have produced a remarkably thorough and useful study, which rewards careful reading...a magisterial overview — Music and Letters More…

A real page-turner. . . Illustrates how an interdisciplinary approach is essential if we are to take our understanding of the randomly preserved remnants of cultural history to a new and higher... — Music and Letters More…

Wayward, fiery and unpredictable, Heinrich Neuhaus approached his playing and teaching with the air of an eccentric and intemperate philosopher...[he] left a righteous pianistic legacy — International Piano 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…

Intriguing . . . [and] lucid. An attractive bonus is an extensive online supplement — International Piano More…

Wright provides a direct, detailed chronicle of Alwyn's life...[which] fills in many gaps...the book is an engaging read and should encourage people to explore Alwyn's music — Gramophone Magazine More…

I can't imagine a better way to introduce budding singers to the dramatic part of music drama. -- Stephen Brown — The Times More…

The list of those who owed much to [the Princesse de Polignac] is simply breathtaking. . . . This biography by Sylvia Kahan [now available . . . in paperback] is easy to read as an adventure... — Gramophone Magazine More…