Customer Review:
Bach Resource
Though I've only had time to skim through portions of this book, as a Bach descendent, I find it fascinating! The infor... more info

Customer Review:
Accurate, detailed, readable - and finely printed
Christopher Hogwood: Handel. Revised Edition. Chronological Table by Anthony Hicks. With 100 illustrations, 10 in color.... more info

Customer Review:
Extraordinary Is Right
Utterly fascinating tale of an extraordinary moment in history. I can't think of another place in modern times when a po... more info

Customer Review:
Chopin as piano teacher
Very good and comprehensive analysis of Chopin as a pianist and as a piano teacher, I learnt a great deal that I had not... more info

Customer Review:
Tried....can't.......sorry
This reference to a line from a recent comedian popped into my head as I was trying to get into this book. After my 6th... more info

Customer Review:
A Trustworthy Private Tutor
By the time I opened this book I had already read more than a dozen biographies of composer Gustav Mahler. What could t... more info

Customer Review:
An excellent biography of Mozart's formative years
Stanley Sadie intended to write a general biography of Mozart's life, following the completion of his labors on the tita... more info

Customer Review:
William Grant Still--
A masterful musical and socio/political analysis that shows the importance of understanding the context of music in Amer... more info

Customer Review:
Easy read with deep insight
Popular scholarship at its best: engaging, entertaining, and very informative. Magee systematically illuminates some of ... more info

Customer Review:
Good on Debussy's relationships, but little coverage of the music
Paul Robert's biography of the great French composer Claude Debussy fits in well with the other composer biographies pub... more info