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Del Mar modestly and successfully presents some of the issues facing a conductor in each symphony. His experience asa professional player and conductor, and his distinguished record as a teacher,... — Brio More…

Johnson's rich and provocative study ... serves not only as a welcome antidote but also as an open invitation to a renewed engagement with this all-too-familiar music in terms of what Johnson... — Music and Letters More…

Wiley's study ... is by far the most detailed and illuminating account to date of Tchaikovsky's working relationships with the choreographers and designers of the Russian Imperial Ballet — BBC Music Magazine More…

Stinson is always clear and full of admirable good sense; his book is a valuable introduction to these unique organ chorales — Music and Letters More…

Philip Olleson's volume Professional and social correspondence 1797-1837 is beautifully produced and an indispensable companion to the Source book. Within its pages Wesley's voice speaks clearly... — Musical Times More…

By presenting the Purcellian playbooks in an appropriate context of the practice and aesthetics of their period, this book may help to give us what we still lack in terms of an adequate discourse... — The Times More…