Cambridge University Press

I would highly recommend a cover-to-cover reading, particularly since Barham has so carefully emphasised the connections between the articles in his introduction. ... Mahler's music inspires... — Nineteenth-Century Music Review More…

Hallman is successful in creating a vivid account of the complicated political and cultural diversity of mid-nineteenth-century Paris. ... a thoroughly researched and well-written text — Nineteenth-Century Music Review More…

immensely welcome. Dealing with a wide range of issues, the thoughtfully selected articles reveal the views of contemporary Russian critics and chroniclers on concert life, publications, censorship,... — Brio More…

The book is not only informative but genuinely illuminating, particularly since it elegantly tackles details and complexities in the historical evidence — BBC Music Magazine More…

If you have ever wondered why concert programs in the modern world are constructed as they are, Weber's fascinating book will help you understand ... Weber draws his data from a vast range of... — Common Knowledge More…