"It will be fascinating and valuable if you are interested in piano history, technique, and interpretation."

— Morin, American Record Guide

"Even more fascinating than its predecessor and of great value to pianists and students of the piano lineage."

— Choice

"It would be hard to imagine a better book on the subject. . . . The coup de grace is that Timbrell writes so well that this book feels more like an historical novel than a text."

— Carol Montparker, Clavier

"A lucid and precise volume about the history and aesthetics of the French way of playing the piano, [with] substantial bibliography and instructive lists of exercises, methods, etudes, and editions."

— Piano & Keyboard

"French Pianism . . . is full of advice worth hundreds of private lessons [and it] offers illuminating interviews. A notable book."

— Clavier

"A book which looks set to remain the standard on its subject for some years to come."

— Piano, July/August 1999

"An invaluable contribution . . . The discussion of pedagogical principles, and the insights about the complex elements that led to an important national school of playing, are both interesting and of great value."

— American Music Teacher

"This book should be in the libraries of all graduate and undergraduate institutions where piano is taught."

— Choice

"Timbrell’s credentials are, of course, beyond reproach . . . and his highly detailed accounts . . . provide an indication of how eminently well-equipped he is to approach such a highly complex topic."

— International Piano Quarterly, Summer 1999