Crossing Paths

"Crossing Paths not only brings into clear focus often shadowy musical and aesthetic connections between three major Romantic composers; it is also an invaluable compendium of decades of work by many scholars. In mapping these wide-ranging territories, John Daverio tirelessly crossed and brilliantly bridged historical, musical, and disciplinary boundaries; his work will resound and keep his name alive for many years to come."--Music & Letters "John Daverio has left much in this ambitious book that will endure, either because it is read, accepted, and recounted, or because in sparking disagreement, he stimulates us to progress along new paths of our own."--Journal of the American Musicological Society "John Daverio has left much in this ambitious book that will endure, either because it is read, accepted, and recounted, or because in sparking disagreement, he stimulates us to progress along new paths of our own."--Journal of the American Musicological Society "Crossing Paths not only brings into clear focus often shadowy musical and aesthetic connections between three major Romantic composers; it is also an invaluable compendium of decades of work by many scholars. In mapping these wide-ranging territories, John Daverio tirelessly crossed and brilliantly bridged historical, musical, and disciplinary boundaries; his work will resound and keep his name alive for many years to come."--Music & Letters "Like all first-rate musicological work, the book blends purposeful speculation with meticulous research. . . . Daverio's book is filled with original and suggestive insights that will undoubtedly stimulate continuing inquiry into the questions they raise. Musicologists will welcome it as an important contribution to nineteenth-century studies."--Notes