Samuel Barber Remembered: A Centenary Tribute (Eastman Studies in Music)
Wide-ranging and fascinating. . . Dickinson is a talented interviewer, well prepared and deeply immersed in his topic. . . Will be appealing to anyone with an interest in post-war American music. MUSIC & LETTERS (Christopher M. Scheer)  Perhaps the most useful anniversary homage. . . An insightful collection of interviews here transcribed and published in full for the first time.  Give(s) insight, opinions, and anecdotes not available anywhere else.  (The interviews with Barber himself) are valuable, rare sources of insight into the composer's mind and aesthetic.  The production values of his volume are very high.  An absolute necessity for scholars of mid-twentieth-century American music, and a thoroughly enjoyable read. MUSIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION NOTES (Luke Howard)  A composer as well as a scholar and writer, (Peter) Dickinson brings colorful immediacy to the interviews . . . (and) is generous with illustrations and bibliography. . . Summing Up: Recommended (for) all readers. CHOICE (Michael Meckna)  Sheds much-needed light on Barber's character and artistic persona. BOSTON GLOBE (David Weininger)  A vivid and sympathetic portrait of Samuel Barber through the eyes of those who knew him best-friends, performers, lovers, his publisher, and colleagues. A moving tribute to one of the most important composers of the twentieth century. --Barbara Heyman, author of Samuel Barber: The Composer and His Music  An absorbing and intimate portrait of one of the finest creative musical figures of our time. --Vivian Perlis, biographer of Aaron Copland; founding Director of the Oral History, American Music archive at Yale School of Music  Should appeal both to academics, with its copious footnotes, and to general music lovers, with its wealth of anecdotes. . . Shows how crucial (Barber and Menotti's) relationship was to both composers' artistic development. WALL STREET JOURNAL EUROPE   Deftly assembled and adroitly annotated. . . . A valuable resource for Barber devotees and an excellent introduction to a man with the simplest of philosophies: There's no reason music should be difficult for an audience, is there? CLASSICAL MUSIC   Neatly introduced and painstakingly annotated by . . . the indefatigable American music expert Peter Dickinson. . . . (Its) wealth of personal insights . . . (makes Samuel Barber Remembered) an all-round portrait. BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE (Anthony Burton)