Boydell & Brewer

This very welcome book shows [that Hubert J. Foss] was for a period of 20 years or so a major driving force for contemporary music...An engrossing and heart-warming read and a must for anyone... — British Music Society More…

Admirably succeeds in offering...a broad overview of the life and career of the conductor Charles Mackerras...whets one's appetite to go back to the recordings — Musical Times More…

Though the matter is serious, Jonathan Noble manages to bring to it lightness of touch and even humour — BBC Music Magazine More…

Thoughtful, thorough, and based on much reflection and study of the archives and manuscripts, this book may finally settle the issue of form and style as it relates to Delius's work. -- J.K.... — Choice More…

Marrying theoretical insight with thick description, Scheding's work moves the study of World War II-era, European-Jewish composers in exile into a maturer set of relations with migration and... — Revue de musicologie More…

An engrossing, thought-provoking, and unusual book about a most unusual man. . . Delectable smorgasbord of biography, cultural and reception history, and philological review. [The chapter on... — Music and Letters More…

Short, eminently readable essays furnish a bit of history about each instrument, along with tabulations of the provenance and technical specifications (sometimes illustrated with additional... — American Record Guide More…