Boydell & Brewer

Almost every essay is rooted in seventeenth-century Venice. Nonetheless, the editors have achieved what amounts to a landmark collection of scholarly commentary on the compositional, spatial,... — Music and Letters More…

Throughout his book Barker makes effective use of newspaper archives. . . . Barker's 'assimilative source study' has now largely filled the critical gap [regarding the disputed biographical... — Musical Times More…

Rauzzini is unique among castratos for having spent more than half his life in England. Rice is the first to tackle in detail the whole of Rauzzini's professional life across the 36 years the... — Musical Times More…

What makes the book particularly worthwhile is its careful contextualization of the major fin-de siecle revivals of eighteenth-century operas including abundant selections from critical discourse.... — Nineteenth-Century Music Review More…

[U]ntil now there has been no extensive study of what the words set by Byrd in his 1588 and 1589 song collections really mean, that is, 'what they are,' apart from songs. Smith...offers a brilliant,... — Choice More…

With its heavy reliance on newspaper reviews of the period for descriptions, as well as deep mining of programme notes, cast sheets and other theatrical ephemera not easily available for most... — The Times More…

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

Featured in the10 must-read books for Beethoven 250 — BBC Music Magazine More…