Guide to Chamber Music

"Notonlyworhtwhilebutsobeautifullywrittenandsoinformativethatitshouldbeineverychambermusiclover'slibrary."—LosAngelesTimes.Authoritative，beautifullywrittenguidepresents231ofthemostfrequentlyperformedpiecesofchambermusicby55composers.Foreach，theauthorgivesabriefbiography，followedbydiscussionsoftheindividualcompositions—boththeirhistoricalandmusicalcontextsandtheirsalientfeatures，includingformalorganization，content，andanyextramusicalassociations."NoloverofchambermusicshouldbewithoutthisGuide."—JohnBarkhamReviews.Preface.Glossary.，