Boydell & Brewer

It would be hard ... to describe how detailed and impressive Dyment's research is ... Of great interest ... to lovers of Brahms and followers of early conductors — American Record Guide More…

This book piles up its contrasting and multi-toned commentaries, with continuity and connectedness at a premium. [...] a handsomely produced volume — Musical Times 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 very interesting book primarily relates the early partnership of Leonard Bernstein and Jerome Robbins. I enjoyed Redfern's...discussion of the staging and choreography of the various shows.... — American Record Guide More…

McVeagh is also able to make it clear how much she loves and admires the music without making any extravagant claims on its behalf. It's hard to imagine a more sane approach...the insights...keep... — BBC Music Magazine More…

Remarkable new study. -- Bayan Northcott — BBC Music Magazine More…

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…