Cambridge University Press

Certainly there are enough significant facts here to enrich our dream of the past — The Times More…

Although the chief value of the author's monumental, single-volume assessment of The Rise of European Music 1380-1500 lies in the book's overview of and commentary on the fruits of recent scholarship,... — Classical Music More…

Overall this volume eschews theorizing, and several of the authors rely heavily on empirical studies to confirm what only anecdotal evidence has previously supported.... accessible for performers... — Choice More…

In Virtuosity and the Musical Work: The Transcendental Studies of Liszt, Samson shows mastery of an enormous range of sources, a deep acquaintance with the music, and he writes with clarity... — The Times More…