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Books, Classical Music
Book Review

Review: The Cambridge History of Music Criticism (Christopher Dingle, Ed.)

This extensive study delves into an “alternate history of music” focusing on those who chronicle and critique music from plainsong to pop.

January 5, 2021
Books, Vocal & Choral
Book Review

Review: Kitty Clive, or The Fair Songster (Berta Joncus)

A must for readers with a special interest in English singers and repertoire of the 18th century.

December 31, 2020
Books, Classical Music, Opera
Book Review

Review: Humperdinck: A Life of the Composer of Hänsel und Gretel (William Melton)

There’s more to Humperdinck than witches and gingerbread.

December 21, 2020
Classical Music, Opera
Book Review

Review: Wagnerism (Alex Ross)

How often do you encounter a non-fiction work about art that makes your mind spiral in so many directions?

December 4, 2020
Classical Music
Book Review

Review: Samuel Barber: The Composer and His Music (Barbara B. Heyman)

Out of a closet: New Barber discoveries.

November 23, 2020
Books, Opera
Book Review

Review: Chalet Monet by Richard Bonynge

A visual feast for opera buffs and sticky beaks alike.

November 17, 2020
Classical Music
Book Review

Review: Michael Tippett: The Biography (Oliver Soden)

A scrupulously researched look at a long-lived British musical maverick.

October 19, 2020
Dance
Book Review

Review: Soar: A Life Freed by Dance by David McAllister

Daggy kid makes good. McAllister recalls his readable road to riches.

October 2, 2020
Classical Music
Book Review

Review: The Symphonic Poem in Britain, 1850-1950 (Edited by Michael Allis & Paul Watt)

Survey of the British zeal for musical storytelling whets appetite to listen.

September 29, 2020
Classical Music
Book Review

Review: Bach and Mozart: Essays on the Enigma of Genius (Robert L. Marshall)

A multi-faceted attempt to unravel the mystery of musical genius.

September 21, 2020
Classical Music
Book Review

Review: Before the Baton – Musical Direction and Conducting in Stuart and Georgian Britain (Peter Holman)

Why, argues Peter Holman, do we need all that arm waving when a simple roll of paper will suffice?

August 8, 2020
Books, Theatre
Book Review

Review: The Australian Musical: From the Beginning (Peter Pinne and Peter Wyllie Johnston)

The Australian Musical is a rigorously researched, definitive history of Australian musical theatre. A labour of love for its authors, it will be treasured by musical fans.

July 24, 2020
Classical Music
Book Review

Review: Rough Ideas (Stephen Hough)

The polymath pianist offers up succinctly sketched thoughts on music and much, much more.

July 17, 2020

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