Publisher's Synopsis
A collection of critical essays containing nearly all the concertos in the standard repertory, from Bach to Walton. The choral works include long essays on Bach's "B minor Mass", Beethoven's "Mass in D", Haydn's "The Creation" and Verdi's "Requiem" amongst other famous works.;Sir Donald Tovey, best known for his "Essays in Musical Analysis", has also written "Symphonies and Other Orchestral Works", "Chamber Music" and "Beethoven".
