Customer Review: Mozart's K. 622 is certainly one of his greatest concerti. If you have listened to this work several times, or simply want a better understanding, Lawson's book is ideal. Although I am not a clarinetist, this book has profoundly shaped my listening and appreciation of this masterpiece.
Customer Review: The book is easy to follow, even for a reader like me, that is, one with little or no background in formal musical education. (I knew nothing about the sonata form, except for the name itself. But now, while listening to the Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, I can tell when the exposition part ends... more info
Customer Review: An excellent work on "Pictures at an Exhibition" by Modest Musorgsky. In a few pages you will find the most important historical facts around this music, comments about different editions of the music score, both about the original manuscript for piano and orchestrations, and an easy to follow... more info
Customer Review: If you care at all about this symphony or this era, do not miss this book - one of the best Cambridge handbooks (a superb series). Korstvedt not only clarifies the murky question of revisions, and helps us understand the creative process in this work and the structure and meaning - he also explodes... more info
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