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Following an introductory chapter on Romanticism in music, there are studies of Schubert, Schumann, Mendelssohn, Chopin, Berlioz and Liszt. “In his two previous volumes Mr. Mason has already dealt with Beethoven and his forerunners, and with the development of composition from Grieg to Brahms; in his present volume he fills the gap, and traces the wandering paths which led from one to the other of these frontier lines.” (Lond. Times.)
| A. L. A. Bkl. 3: 70. Mr. ’07. S. |
“That Mr. Mason so singularly misapprehends the essential significance of modern music seems little short of lamentable, for it vitiates what would otherwise be an influential and important body of critical writing.” Lawrence Gilman.
| − + | Bookm. 25: 77. Mr. ’07. 1460w. |
“To the study of the widely varying natures. Mr. Mason brings acute musical perception, a sure grasp of his thesis, and an intelligent sympathy which never weakens into partisanship.” Josiah Renick Smith.
| + | Dial. 42: 224. Ap. ’07. 270w. |
“This series of essays, tho they would be both servicable and satisfactory to the professional musician, are quite intelligible to the average reader, and will find their best public among concert-goers who wish to get the most out of their concerts.”
| + | Ind. 62: 497. F. 28, ’07. 330w. |