This volume collects 65 examples of music critic Tim Page's music and cultural criticisms, some of which earned him the Pulitzer Price for Criticism in 1997. It includes both short and long articles about artists such as Glenn Gould, Vladimir Horowitz, and Frank Sinatra as well as more contemporary classical and popular performers. In the words of the author, "From the beginning, it was my intention to infuse some of the passion, allusiveness, and occasional irreverence I found in the best writing about jazz and rock into the realm of classical music criticism." Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
