Boydell & Brewer

Violeta Parra: Life and Work is a portrait of this major Chilean artist and folklorist that should engage casual fans and Parra specialists alike . . . . [P]rovides exceptional insights into... — Journal of Folklore Research More…

Grimley has given us provocative and stimulating new guidelines for understanding Nielsen, not as a marginal figure, but as one very much a part of a cultural generation deeply involved in aesthetic... — American Record Guide More…

[A] valuable reference book for scholars and performers — American Record Guide More…

Highly informative, entertaining . . . autobiography by conductor Rudel and a biography in his words of the New York City Opera. . . . A loving memoir, brutally frank, but never vindictive.... — American Record Guide More…

[W]ritten in a very engaging style with little tidbits about seemingly everyone. . . .This is, obviously, an important book if you are interested in conducting and 19th Century performance,... — American Record Guide More…