Title: Oops!...
Review: Mind, I take no pleasure in assigning a low rating to a book whose author appears to have been commendably avid, ambitious and well-intentioned; but--given the many, many competing titles that are far more comprehensive and altogether superior, I can't bring myself to recommend this book very highly.To, er, illustrate how this first edition intermittently seems not-quite-ready-for-prime-time, I noticed that the respective miniature, black-and-white drawings of Berlioz and Liszt are transposed. (The picture of Liszt introduces the Berlioz section, whereas the picture of Berlioz--laughably--introduces the Liszt section!) Considering that the author evidently didn't have the wherewithal to forestall such a glaringly embarrassing boo-boo BEFORE his beloved book went to press, how can the reader wholly trust, and comfortably digest, the remainder of this volume's innards? :-)
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