Reviews
'... heavyweight and comprehensive book ... Most of what ... I have seen is unreservedly recommendable. ... The book's shorter pieces are also excellent, being informative and succinct. ... Unimprovable! A group of substantial appendices occupies the last 100 pages. Four of them cover films, DVDs and videos, Mozart organizations, and websites. Three others are of special interest: a detailed worklist, annotated, dated as far as is possible, and with the keys and Köchel numbers indicated; an index of works ordered by Köchel number; and an index of works by genre. ... The first two of these constitute the last word on updating Köchel - an important addition to Mozart studies and yet another reason for buying the book.' Opera, '… concise and well written articles are provided by a who's who of modern Mozart scholars. … a tremendously useful quick reference tool.' The Gramophone, "Cambridge University Press has issued a lavish new Mozart Encyclopedia." -Tara Pepper, Newsweek International, "This encyclopedia is the definitive source for Mozart information and should be a required purchase for music and large public and academic libraries." -- Booklist, "...for those who must know absolutely every fact about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart...the Cambridge Mozart Encyclopedia leaves no Kochel number unturned." -- The Times, '… a handsome, lavishly produced volume which offers easy access to all the information most music lovers will need about a favourite composer.' Sunday Times, "Aims to serve as a starting point for research as well as a summary of the latest in Mozart scholarship." Library Journal, "...this first resource to cover both Mozart's life and oeuvre is a browser's delight. The nearly four dozen contributors are international musicologists noted for their Mozart scholarship, and the editors have done a good job maintaining a consistent style and tone to their entries...An indispensable addition to all collections." - Library Journal, Larry Lipkis, Moravian College, ., ."the ultimate contribution to Mozart this year. The paper exudes quality and the entries are deft and well-organised." The Independent, '... rounded in-depthj reference tool for all interested in Mozart ... an invaluable and fascinating resource.' Opera Now, '... a superior production ... seems destined to take its place on the shelves as an indispensable reference for Mozartians ...' Goldberg, 'All of the entries are written in clear, accessible prose and are well-organized, usually with multiple subheadings and capitalized cross references. ... This first resource to cover both Mozart's life and oeuvre is a browser's delight ... An indispensable addition to all collections.' Library Journal, 'Like all good single volume encyclopedias, this one is also a delight for the casual browser who is not looking for anything in particular. Opening the book to read in an idle moment invariably provides both pleasure and instruction.' Opera News, "Cambridge University Press has issued a lavish new Mozart Encyclopedia." Tara Pepper, Newsweek International, '... Much of the book makes for compulsive reading, one article leading straight into another, or indeed to several others, most of which themselves open up a whole new clutch of horizons to explore. ...the quality of the writing and its overall substance make this one of those books which you can open to almost any page and find yourself almost instantly engaged. Not by any mean is limited to the scholarly, the weighty and the deeply significant. ... The truth is you can find out more about Mozart, his life and his times in this one remarkable volume than in a whole slew of biographies...it should be on the shelf and in the hands of every serious student of Mozart. No more valuable, certainly no more useful, book on Mozart has been published in years. Nor is any so musicologically and referentially well-stocked and up to date. ' Piano, '... rounded in-depth reference tool for all interested in Mozart ... an invaluable and fascinating resource.'Opera Now, '… heavyweight and comprehensive book … Most of what … I have seen is unreservedly recommendable. … The book's shorter pieces are also excellent, being informative and succinct. … Unimprovable! A group of substantial appendices occupies the last 100 pages. Four of them cover films, DVDs and videos, Mozart organizations, and websites. Three others are of special interest: a detailed worklist, annotated, dated as far as is possible, and with the keys and Kchel numbers indicated; an index of works ordered by Kchel number; and an index of works by genre. … The first two of these constitute the last word on updating Kchel - an important addition to Mozart studies and yet another reason for buying the book.' Opera, "This encyclopedia is the definitive source for Mozart information and should be a required purchase for music and large public and academic libraries." - Booklist, '?Thematic studies, such as ?Sources for Mozart's Life and Works? and the biographical article on Mozart, are quite long and packed with useful information. The appendixes offer hard-to-find information about videos of operas and Mozart films, as well as addresses for organizations and Web sites devoted to Mozart and his work. The pool of contributors is a distinguished one of recognized Mozart authorities.'? Choice, "...for those who must know absolutely every fact about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart...the Cambridge Mozart Encyclopedia leaves no Kochel number unturned." - The Times, 'All of the entries are written in clear, accessible prose and are well-organized, usually with multiple subheadings and capitalized cross references. … This first resource to cover both Mozart's life and oeuvre is a browser's delight … An indispensable addition to all collections.' Library Journal, "Like all good single volume encyclopedias, this one is also a delight for the casual browser who is not looking for anything in particular. Opening the book to read in an idle moment invariably provides both pleasure and instruction." -Opera News, '… rounded in-depth reference tool for all interested in Mozart … an invaluable and fascinating resource.' Opera Now, ' ... a handsome, lavishly produced volume which offers easy access to all the information most music lovers will need about a favourite composer.'Sunday Times, "Thematic studies, such as "Sources for Mozart's Life and Works" and the biographical article on Mozart, are quite long and packed with useful information. The appendixes offer hard-to-find information about videos of operas and Mozart films, as well as addresses for organizations and Web sites devoted to Mozart and his work. The pool of contributors is a distinguished one of recognized Mozart authorities." -Choice, "...the ultimate contribution to Mozart this year. The paper exudes quality and the entries are deft and well-organised." The Independent, "An essential referencework that provides comprehensive coverage of Mozart's life and works." - Nineteenth Century Music, "With this lovingly fashioned book, volume can sometimes come in the form of minutiae, the details which, ironically enough, give what's essentially a learned tome a narrative thrust. Mozart is lifted from these pages, especially so for those who've long thrilled to his music; no matter how well-versed one is in the biographical chronology: the opera plots, the innuendoes of rivals, the scholarly points of contention, the paper trails of commissions--I'd argue that with this work Mozart the man--at least in the print record--reads as real as we're going to get him, outside of his own letters." -Fanfare, "Aims to serve as a starting point for research as well as a summary of the latest in Mozart scholarship." -Library Journal, Thematic studies, such as Sources for Mozart's Life and Works” and the biographical article on Mozart, are quite long and packed with useful information. The appendixes offer hard-to-find information about videos of operas and Mozart films, as well as addresses for organizations and Web sites devoted to Mozart and his work. The pool of contributors is a distinguished one of recognized Mozart authorities.” -Choice, "An essential referencework that provides comprehensive coverage of Mozart's life and works." -- Nineteenth Century Music, '... with this work Mozart the man ... reads as real as we're going to get him, outside of his own letters. ... you're also not likely to avoid reaching for the book again and again ... This large assembly of writers/critics/scholars gets into it and gets at it, and thoughts long considered, reworked, and finally spun out on these pages come across with nothing less than true force ...' Fanfare, "Extensively cross-checked and indexed, this tome takes advantage of all the latest academic research to provide detailed and comprehensive entries on every person, place or thing involved with the composer's life." -Gavriel Fiske, 'Like all good single volume encyclopedias, this one is also a delight for the casual browser who is not looking for anything in particular. Opening the book to read in an idle moment invariably provides both pleasure and instruction.'Opera News, 'Few of the many scholarly volumes dedicated to Mozart that will appear this year are likely to be as enjoyable to read as this one. The volume is easy to use … Wherever one starts reading, the eye is constantly led to new articles, many of which give a fresh slant on what is by now for the most part familiar material. As a result, the Encyclopaedia is very difficult to put down. … One of the volume's strengths is that the editors have chosen to emphasise context, with the result that the encyclopaedia tells us a great deal more than is usually available about the background to Mozart's life and work habits.' The Consort, "With this lovingly fashioned book, volume can sometimes come in the form of minutiae, the details which, ironically enough, give what's essentially a learned tome a narrative thrust. Mozart is lifted from these pages, especially so for those who've long thrilled to his music; no matter how well-versed one is in the biographical chronology: the opera plots, the innuendoes of rivals, the scholarly points of contention, the paper trails of commissions--I'd argue that with this work Mozart the man--at least in the print record--reads as real as we're going to get him, outside of his own letters." --Fanfare, '… Much of the book makes for compulsive reading, one article leading straight into another, or indeed to several others, most of which themselves open up a whole new clutch of horizons to explore. …the quality of the writing and its overall substance make this one of those books which you can open to almost any page and find yourself almost instantly engaged. Not by any mean is limited to the scholarly, the weighty and the deeply significant. … The truth is you can find out more about Mozart, his life and his times in this one remarkable volume than in a whole slew of biographies…it should be on the shelf and in the hands of every serious student of Mozart. No more valuable, certainly no more useful, book on Mozart has been published in years. Nor is any so musicologically and referentially well-stocked and up to date. ' Piano, '… with this work Mozart the man … reads as real as we're going to get him, outside of his own letters. ... you're also not likely to avoid reaching for the book again and again … This large assembly of writers/critics/scholars gets into it and gets at it, and thoughts long considered, reworked, and finally spun out on these pages come across with nothing less than true force …' Fanfare, "Entries are beautifully and entertainingly written by some of the best Mozart scholars in the world. [...] If all such gifts come as beautifully packaged as this one, it will indeed give Mozart lovers something to sing about." - American Reference Books Annual, '... concise and well written articles are provided by a who's who of modern Mozart scholars. ... a tremendously useful quick reference tool.'The Gramophone, '… a superior production … seems destined to take its place on the shelves as an indispensable reference for Mozartians …' Goldberg, "Extensively cross-checked and indexed, this tome takes advantage of all the latest academic research to provide detailed and comprehensive entries on every person, place or thing involved with the composer's life." Gavriel Fiske, "This was a book waitingto happen, a handy reference for all things Mozartean: biography, repertoire, cultural milieux." - James M. Keller High Fidelity "...the encyclopedia does an admirable job of covering Mozart's life, his music, and the world in which he lived through concise articles written by leading European and American scholars....[It] should prove to be a valuable reference book for Mozart-lovers of all stripes. By intentionally casting a wide net, the editors and the volume's fifty contributors have created a rich resource that encompasses Mozart's music and it's historical and biographical frameworks." Laurel E. Zeiss, Baylor University, "This was a book waitingto happen, a handy reference for all things Mozartean: biography, repertoire, cultural milieux." - James M. Keller High Fidelity, "Entries are beautifully and entertainingly written by some of the best Mozart scholars in the world. [...] If all such gifts come as beautifully packaged as this one, it will indeed give Mozart lovers something to sing about." -- American Reference Books Annual, '... a handsome, lavishly produced volume which offers easy access to all the information most music lovers will need about a favourite composer.' Sunday Times, 'Few of the many scholarly volumes dedicated to Mozart that will appear this year are likely to be as enjoyable to read as this one. The volume is easy to use ... Wherever one starts reading, the eye is constantly led to new articles, many of which give a fresh slant on what is by now for the most part familiar material. As a result, the Encyclopaedia is very difficult to put down. ... One of the volume's strengths is that the editors have chosen to emphasise context, with the result that the encyclopaedia tells us a great deal more than is usually available about the background to Mozart's life and work habits.' The Consort, "...a handsome, lavishly produced volume, offers easy access to all the information most music lovers will need about a favourite composer." Sunday Times, Thematic studies, such as Sources for Mozart's Life and Works” and the biographical article on Mozart, are quite long and packed with useful information. The appendixes offer hard-to-find information about videos of operas and Mozart films, as well as addresses for organizations and Web sites devoted to Mozart and his work. The pool of contributors is a distinguished one of recognized Mozart authorities.” Choice
