Browse: University of Rochester Press (publisher)

Extremely well edited . . . and the writing is consistently clear and engaging. . . . Makes available a wealth of information from period sources, including concert programs, unpublished musical... — Society for American Music More…

[Brings] a significant new perspective to a much-discussed subject. Orzech argues that Wagner's music succeeded in transcending conflicts and politics by virtue of its supposed universality,... — Music and Letters More…

Chris Walton's . . . most readable monograph . . . combines profound scholarship with humour and entertainment, [and] succeeds brilliantly in bringing to life every area of its wide-ranging subject... — Musical Times More…

Silverman's writing is scholarly but engaging. Numerous conversations and interviews with [Haimovsky] are amply quoted in the book. Numerous sources are cited and often quoted at length. [I have... — American Record Guide More…

Well fleshed-out, with detailed and well-documented case studies. [The consideration of] legal contexts is greatly welcome, allowing the author to dig further into the thick social and mental... — Revue de musicologie More…

Illuminating. . . Written in a broadly allusive but pleasingly unpretentious style. . . It's salutary to see a musicologist taking issue with the oft-revered pronouncements of Theodor Adorno,... — Opera News More…