Critical Lives
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Few composers have been subjected to such long-standing distortions regarding their music and political outlook as Shostakovich. Pauline Fairclough acknowledges these minefields, and in this... —
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A new critical and scholarly study of Rachmaninoff has been long overdue, and Rebecca Mitchell's compact but well-researched book is an important step forwards. Drawing on a wealth of sources,... —
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This lucidly written, balanced, and non-hysterical book rises to the top. It is an excellent guide to the understanding of Wagners continued relevance to the contemporary world —
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in its compact form it should be bought by any library that wants to provide the best possible introduction to Cage's oeuvre in all its expressions and manifestations —
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Laird's enthusiasm for his subject, kindled in a student encounter touchingly recalled in the final pages, must have eased the difficult task of compressing a complex man and a hectic career... —
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Berry's perspective on the controversy (still) surrounding the composer is clear-eyed, empathetic, and pleasingly free of polemics of its own. . . . Berry's survey of the individual works is... —
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A composer biography can often be a self-regarding vehicle for the author's agenda, rather than a genuine portrait of its subject. Emily Kilpatrick's study is the engaging and perceptive opposite. —
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