Cambridge University Press

Indeed the Companion's readability, together with its broad and timely coverage of topics and its fascinating selection of iconography (notably early photos of string quartets), entice the reader... — Notes: Journal of the Music Library Association More…

Simon P Keefe's mammoth study of Mozart's creative achievements during the last ten years of his life is an engrossing read ... The book has impeccable scholarly credentials, boasting a huge... — BBC Music Magazine More…

The author is interested in Britten's ideology and studies this by focusing on the origins, nature, and structure of the ideas in the operas. Recommended. Graduate students, researchers, faculty,... — Choice More…

with this work Mozart the man ... reads as real as we're going to get him, outside of his own letters. ... you're also not likely to avoid reaching for the book again and again ... This large... — Fanfare More…

a comprehensive, impressive overview of the music of the period in question ... Jim Samson has assembled an equally impressive selection of Anglo-American musicological minds to write it with... — Musical Times More…