Description: Essays in Honor of Christopher Hogwood: The Maestro's Direction is a collection of scholarly papers by a variety of authors in honor of the 70th birthday of Christopher Hogwood in 2011. Maestro Hogwood has distinguished himself as a keyboard player, music editor, writer, and c...
Review Quotes: Some of the contributors are acknowledged scholars, there is one essay from a young PhD student, and two from seasoned performers whose profiles and abilities match those of Hogwood himself. The book is nicely produced in hard covers and is fully illustrated... This book will be of primary interest to keyboard players and to keyboard organologists in particular; indeed for serious scholars of that subject it is a 'must buy.'