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If it is reliable information on this remarkable work that you want, Durr's study is the obvious place to start. Bach could have no more faithful servant — The Times More…

Dietier Borchmeyer's exhaustive study of Wagner's aesthetic theory is unparalleled in the literature and is obligatory reading for anyone wishing to come to grips with the literary, philosophical... — Musical Times More…

[Olivier Messiaen: Texts, Contexts, and Intertexts (1937 - 1948)] is a continuously compelling read, conveyed in eloquent and engaging prose. It will fascinate all those interested in French... — BBC Music Magazine More…

Excellent notes with each paper serve as the bibliography. A useful addition to comprehensive music and performing-arts collections — Choice More…

the Graves have produced a work that may usefully serve Haydn quartet lovers, especially newcomers to the repertory, for some time to come. I warmly welcome the publication of this book for... — Music and Letters More…

Kinderman's remarkable philosophical approach to Beethoven is a necessity for Beethoven scholarship. Highly recommended — Choice More…

Gillies and Pear have assembled not a chronicle but rather a series of snapshots of Grainger at important points along his life's journey ... they have been remarkably successful in distilling... — Music and Letters More…

A masterly biographical assemblage using every available piece of contemporary information, well balanced and beautifully illustrated — BBC Music Magazine More…

An Introduction to Bach Studies is a book that any serious student of Bach will want to own — Music and Letters More…