Oxford University Press

Using documentation hitherto unavailable, This book now supersedes the earlier study by Vallas and becomes the standard work on d'Indy — BBC Music Magazine More…

Stephen Clark's new English edition not only provides a translation of the letters already available in German (this in itself represents a large-scale achievement) but also adds items, and... — Music and Letters More…

Rarely does one pick up a musicological/biographical study such as this and find oneself drawn in at every level so putting it down becomes as hard as shutting the latest novel by one's favourite... — Organists' Review More…

Clive has done extremely well to separate fact from fiction on so many topics where there is contradictory information in the existing literature. The book is surely destined to become a standard... — Music and Letters More…

his book is lucidly written and extremely generous with examples and documentation. It helps to have a score at hand , but even the most involved parts of the analysis flow easily, and one need... — Notes: Journal of the Music Library Association More…

For students studying Bach's cantatas, this book is the best reading material currently available. This is a book that every university library must have on its shelf — Bach Bibliography More…