Browse: Boydell & Brewer (publisher), Classical Composers

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…

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…

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…

Here, at last, is a full appreciation of [this] remarkable musician. Most engaging. . . . Deeply moving. [Five Stars] — BBC Music Magazine More…

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

This impeccably researched and engagingly written study tackles the emotive subject from a cultural perspective, shedding fresh light on how Furtwangler remained (at least in his mind) apolitical... — BBC Music Magazine 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…

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…