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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.
- Christopher M. Scheer, MUSIC & LETTERS
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.
- Luke Howard, MUSIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION NOTES
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.
- Michael Meckna, CHOICE
Sheds much-needed light on Barber's character and artistic persona.
- David Weininger, BOSTON GLOBE
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 <i>Samuel Barber: The Composer and His Music</i>,
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
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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.
- Anthony Burton, BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE