Oxford University Press

this is a learned and satisfying account of Bach's work, temperament and milieu which will disappoint neither specialist nor general music lover — BBC Music Magazine More…

does it significantly further our understanding of Schumann as man and, particularly, as musician? The answer is a resounding 'Yes' ... he assesses every work on its own terms, thus helping... — BBC Music Magazine More…

Had he lived to complete it, Stanley Sadie's would probably have been the most exhaustive, and certainly the most level-headed, Mozart biography in English — BBC Music Magazine More…

[Wilson's] own love for & insight into the work, & indeed into Puccini's individual approach to music drama, shine out....she deftly identifies the strong reasons why connoisseurs continue to... — Opera Magazine More…