Benjamin Suchoff

For anyone who is interested in Mikrokosmos's relationship to Bartok's overall output or who uses the collection as part of their piano teaching, Suchoff's book will be essential reading — Music TeacherMore…

Suchoff's survey is valuable precisely because it is so compact. Placing summaries of the various ethnic musics Bartok studied in one place allows the reader to see how much Bartok's criteria... — Ethnomusicology (Journal)More…

Emphasis on Bartok's studies in folk song and folklore pervades all three sections, making the volume...valuable to those in ethnomusicology — ChoiceMore…