Cambridge University Press

[A] superbly assembled portmanteau portrait ... Readers new or already familiar with Strauss will find much else here to engage and argue with in a valuable contribution to understanding the... — Classical Music More…

Liszt and the Symphonic Poem [is not merely a welcome addition to a sparse secondary literature, but instead] offers cohesive, intriguing views of Liszt as a man of the theatre, of his symphonic... — Nineteenth-Century Music Review More…

a worthwhile addition to the ever-growing body of Gershwin studies — Gramophone Magazine More…

The author is interested in Britten's ideology and studies this by focusing on the origins, nature, and structure of the ideas in the operas. Recommended. Graduate students, researchers, faculty,... — Choice More…

absorbing, frequently demanding but always rewarding reading — Gramophone Magazine More…