Tobias matthay biography of alberta

"This book is a treasure trove. Siek has done much to situate Matthay back into the fabric of 20th century British musical history.

He allows the reader to feel immense warmth and sympathy for a man who many have never heard of, or, like myself imagined as a frosty pedagogue in his ivory tower." &#John France, Music Web International

"Siek has written an informative tour d'horizon of British music making from the Victorian period through the early twentieth century, and I can't think of another book that does an equal job of bringing this era to life.

In short, I think it has 'legs' and should appeal to many more than just those who are already devoted acolytes of Matthay."

&#Steven Herbert Smith, Professor Emeritus of Piano,
Pennsylvania State University

First published in , Stephen Siek's highly acclaimed biography of Tobias Matthay has garnered praise throughout the world, and now, under the imprint of the H.