Boydell & Brewer

Both in word and in deed, Myaskovsky was truly "the artistic conscience of Soviet music." How rarely such warm words came his way during his lifetime. But at long last now, 71 years after his... — Gramophone Magazine More…

This is a volume that every listener to or viewer of Handel's operas will want to purchase, and examine at length...Top marks for this reissue — Fanfare More…

As sort of Baedecker guide for travelling the immense continent of Beethoven's chamber works, it provides an excellent occasion for a guided chronological hearing of his music. [...] revealing... — American Record Guide More…

[T]here is nobody internationally as well-placed as Talbot to provide such a versatile and friendly guide to Vivaldi [...] The Vivaldi Compendium will become an indispensable companion — Gramophone Magazine More…

Major literary figures are subsequently given their due, including Emily Dickinson, as set by generations of composers, and the currently undervalued Ruth Pitter...Highly potent are Dickinson's... — Gramophone Magazine More…

[W]ith its exhaustive archival underpinning and determination not to short-circuit complex issues, the book is unlikely to be challenged [...] for quite some time — Musical Times More…

One doesn't need to be an admirer of Lennox Berkeley's music to appreciate the wisdom and insights which this most welcome collection of various writings has to offer. [...] Peter Dickinson is... — Musical Times More…

Beethoven's Cello is not only thoroughly researched and documented, its engaging writing style is more readable than that of the typical academic music book. The authors' theoretical analysis... — Fanfare More…

Bruch deserves a full-scale study and this is what he and his music gets...This is the work on Bruch but its merit lies not only in being the only book but in the detail, pacing and presentation... — MusicWeb International More…

This collection of essays makes a major contribution to Parsifal interpretation.... A must read for all Parsifalians — Opera Today More…