Johannes Brahms_ A Biography - Jan Swafford
Acclaim for JAN SWAFFORD’s
Johannes Brahms
“A meticulous portrait.… Swafford has thoroughly mined the existing literature, both scholarly and popular, and has managed to weave it into his narrative in a seamless fashion.… At times [the writing] unfolds with remarkable lyricism and sweep.”
—Los Angeles Times
“A thoroughly involving portrait of Brahms … the scale of Swafford’s research and acuity of his insights contribute to a book of rare value.… It cannily balances the man and his music, ...