Boydell & Brewer

Dozens of excellently selected illustrations. . . Thoughtful and warmly written. . . .Its] themes are interwoven in an imaginative, careful way, made to come alive for readers familiar or not... — Musical Times More…

Although the Mahler literature is extensive and growing, one can find nothing quite like this volume.. Highly recommended — Choice More…

This volume should find a place in every serious folk music fan's library. It's certainly a fitting legacy from so gifted and encompassing an intelligence as Ruth Crawford Seeger's — Sing Out! More…

Hugely entertaining...Flops provide rich subject matter - lovingly explored in Must Close Saturday - and it is easy with the benefit of hindsight to scoff at the bizarre notions that have been... — Spectator More…

A deeply serious and scholarly piece of work, but the approachable style and well-organised chapters would engage anyone with an interest in the artistic life of England in the second half of... — SPIRITED More…

Highly recommended for anyone interested in Bach's vocal works. -- Yo Tomita — Musical Times More…

Scott Messing is a good digger. He successfully unearths the cultural politics out of which nouveau classicisme (in German, Klassizitat) began to emerge - not as nostalgia, and long before the... — Nineteenth-Century Music Review More…

Uncovers much of what it means to be a classical composer in the 21st century — Choir & Organ More…