Tim Page on Music: Views and Reviews

(Amadeus). In 65 perceptive pieces, including some of the work that earned him the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism in 1997, Page offers what he calls "a collection of illumined moments," now gathered in a single volume for the wider audience who will treasure their insights.

This volume collects 65 examples of music critic Tim Page's music and cultural criticisms, some of which earned him the Pulitzer Price for Criticism in 1997. It includes both short and long articles about artists such as Glenn Gould, Vladimir Horowitz, and Frank Sinatra as well as more contemporary classical and popular performers. In the words of the author, "From the beginning, it was my intention to infuse some of the passion, allusiveness, and occasional irreverence I found in the best writing about jazz and rock into the realm of classical music criticism." Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Library Journal

Loft, second violin in the Fine Arts Quartet from 1954 to 1979 and former chair of the string department at the Eastman School of Music, intends to offer both aesthetic and business advice for amateurs and professional chamber musicians. However, to illustrate his points, he cites numerous examples from his own career, thus turning much of the book into a set of personal reminiscences, many of which are entertaining but not necessarily instructive. (What is the purpose, for example, of the appended list of repertory performed by the Fine Arts Quartet during his tenure?) On the practical side, Loft does offer advice about tax returns, management, and rehearsal techniques, although the level of instruction-both musical and business-is mostly elementary, and some of it is quite dated. In reality, this is a fairly entertaining collection of its distinguished author's career memories, with some practical information thrown in. A marginal purchase.-Timothy J. McGee, Hastings, Ont. Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.