Boydell & Brewer

Scrupulously edited. Sympathetic yet honest appraisals by Mark Kroll and guitarist Eliot Fisk bookend a fascinating document that chronicles not just a life lived through scholarship and performance,... — BBC Music Magazine More…

Revealing and convincing. The book is most valuable for the individual insights Helmers brings to the four case studies. The main revelation of the book is that in terms of the concept of Russianness,... — Music and Letters More…

[S]hould provide a great resource for scholars, conductors, and performers interested in deepening their understanding of Stravinsky's concerto and his neoclassical style — Notes: Journal of the Music Library Association More…

Includes useful references to general reading for anyone new to the subject area, and the book answers many of the questions...Who bought music and how did those consumers know what music was... — Fontes Artis Musicae More…

The first book to concentrate on a part of Purcell's output that was not written for the theatre. Schab's analyses are informed by a strong sense of how the sonatas sound in performance...[and... — Music and Letters More…

Butler . . . possesses a profound knowledge of the northern Italian performance circuit in this period [and a] refreshing point of view. This volume demonstrates that [changes in operatic practices... — Ad Parnassum More…

[S]erves as a valuable case study of how cultural products can reflect the broader concerns of their times . . . will be most useful for specialists since Heckert's writing style is geared towards... — Choice More…