Ian Woodfield

Woodsfield's admirable analysis equips the musical director to make [a choice of versions] in full possession of such facts as are currently known — Musical TimesMore…

Delightful book ... Ian Woodfield's solid achievement is a product of canny scholarship: the ability to select and relate evidence, to discern telling detail, structure an argument, and to write... — The TimesMore…

In his hands the period springs vibrantly to life ... Scholarship with a human face - wonderful stuff — International Record ReviewMore…

digging deep into Woodfield's text will reap significant benefits for the scholar already familiar with opera in Vienna in the 1780s and anxious to replace the convenient fictions with something... — Revue de musicologieMore…

There is no doubt that this book is now the authoritative treatment of the subject, and will remain so for some time to come — The TimesMore…

an impressively-documented study of rivalries and reputations... This well-focused study clarifies many [...] issues, and sheds valuable light on the precarious nature of building a career in... — Musical TimesMore…

In his hands the period springs vibrantly to life ... Scholarship with a human face - wonderful stuff — International Record ReviewMore…

Compositional histories' do not always address such intriguing and controversial issues...Woodfield expounds the...technical aspects of his scrutiny...with unfailing clarity...We are swept along... — Musical TimesMore…