Boydell & Brewer

This book is no eulogy compendium. Instead, the interviewees simply give us what we would all prefer to have, which is a diverse set of instructive, good-humoured accounts of their dealings with... — BBC Music Magazine More…

This magnificent centenary volume...(miraculously edited to her own high standards)...documents a lifetime's pioneering achievement...A compelling portrait emerges of a single minded and uniquely... — Gramophone Magazine More…

John W. Barker has done a prodigious feat of reading and research. . . . Addresse[s] the array of literary myth surrounding that consummate dealer in magic and spells[, Richard Wagner]. MUSICAL... — Musical Times More…

[The chapters] illuminate and expand ideas of Mendelssohn's place as a composer, performer, and ultimately caretaker of musical history. [Davidsson's chapter,] a substantial look at Opus 65 in... — Journal of the Association of Anglican Musicians More…

This new study offers a lively introduction to anyone seeking to understand [Wagner's ideas]...his highly opinionated survey brings fresh air to the debate. -- Andrew Clark — Financial Times More…

[Grimley] shows an impressive and wide-ranging scholarship and a mastery not only of Grieg's music but the culture of his time...an authoritative and well documented survey with generous musical... — BBC Music Magazine More…

The Parisian part of Wagner's journey is just that - a part - and Jeremy Coleman persuades us that it's not just a part that matters, but a part without which the whole could have been very different.... — Musical Times More…

Albright has written a literary essay of great originality and charm, appealing to undergraduates through faculty, general readers, and professionals in both music and the humanitites — Choice More…

Dibble...does do Stainer proud in setting out his many achievements...It will be the standard text for a long time — Musical Times More…

A fascinating study of these three men at a 'crucial stage of their careers...highlights many troubles and tensions in music of the period: the future and purpose of the symphonic poem, the plight... — Music and Letters More…