Yale-University-Press
Hilmes’ fascination with Liszt’s public notoriety stands front-and-center in this biographical effort.
Read MoreThis invigorating book formulates a caveat: beware of music..
Read MoreIn Eternity’s Sunrise, Leo Damrosch’s prose flows, filled with imaginative lucidity.
Read MoreIf Real Life Rock‘s page count seems daunting, fear not. There isn’t an entry you’ll want to skip.
Read MoreThese three books by Patrick Modiano are short, intense, and sensuous.
Read MoreClive James gets the most out of whatever’s on the page and isn’t shy about making larger connections.
Read MoreAlthough there is a strangely dour tinge to this biography of Peggy Guggenheim, Francine Prose is ultimately fair.
Read MoreZoë Anderson’s volume aims to give readers a handy way to discern the most influential ballets from among the confusing proliferation that we find in today’s repertory.
Read MoreBiographer Annie Cohen-Solal is perhaps strongest on one thread of Mark Rothko’s narrative: his experience as a Jewish immigrant.
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Book Review and Commentary: Testaments to the Wonderful Ears of Ralph J. Gleason
A writer has to write for the now or to write for the ages. Gleason almost always chose the now, but his best moments go deeper.
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