Hellaby (music, Coventry U., UK), a pianist, offers an approach to analyzing a musical performance from the perspective of the listener. He provides a framework for analysis that incorporates
aspects of different recordings, varying interpretations, the importance of an analytical listener, and elements such as style, genre, authorship, tempo, and topic, and applies this framework
to three piano pieces: Brahms' Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Bach's Toccata in D major, and Messiaen's "Premi矇re communion de la Vierge." A CD of the pieces performed by Hellaby is
included. Annotation 穢2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
