Boydell & Brewer

A broad collection of serious essays about music in a medium that is very much alive. . . . There is something here for everyone, not just specialists in musical analysis. . . . It is also good... — Fanfare More…

What exactly is the connection between punctuation, slurring and phrasing? What difference did the Classical period's domination by the two- and four-bar phrase make to performance practices... — Musical Times More…

David Wyn Jones's triumphant volume tells the story of musical Vienna...the thoroughness of his research has resulted in vivid and compelling portraits of Vienna...and Jones proves an impeccably... — Gramophone Magazine More…

Britten was uncomfortable in front of a camera, at best hiding his true self behind an 'enigmatic smile'. [...] but [these pictures] reveal a more relaxed, happier man to set against the tense,... — BBC Music Magazine More…

It is no mean feat to have extended this seminal book in so constructive and newly illuminating a manner as is the case here. [Gordon] Cox and [Peter] Dickinson (who nimbly edited this new edition)... — Music Teacher More…

This wonderful new anthology...contains far too many artistic riches and provokes far too many thoughts to be absorbed in one, two or even three readings. 5 star — BBC Music Magazine More…

All is admiration for a study which, as well as fulfilling those old cliches 'essential' and 'important', is most readably written. More than being just a guide to the songs, it becomes en route... — Gramophone Magazine More…

An engrossing and informative read...I recommend this book with enthusiasm — Fanfare More…