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…

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…

[A] thorough and engaging account of the composers, singers, and lyricists who have contributed the stylistically eclectic scores and title songs for James Bond films over the past fifty years...... — Society for American Music More…

Provides a thorough study of the analytical, systematic, and historic aspects of this field...An excellent compilation...Highly recommended — Choice More…