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THE MARRIAGE: The Mahlers in New York (a novel) The first book-length account of the Mahlers' tumultuous New York sojourn (BlackWater Press, 2023)

DVORAK'S PROPHECY: And the Vexed Fate of Black Classical Music A landmark interpretation of why classical music in America "stayed white" ― how it got to be that way and what can be done about it. (W.W. Norton & Company, 2021)

"ON MY WAY": The Untold Story of Rouben Mamoulian, George Gershwin, and Porgy and Bess A revelatory history of the operatic masterpiece that both made and destroyed Rouben Mamoulian, its director and unsung hero (W.W. Norton & Company, 2013)

MORAL FIRE: Musical portraits from America's Fin-de-Siecle "Consistently fascinating, thought-provoking, and rewarding. This book should be of great interest to anyone who loves music." —Mark Volpe, Managing Director, Boston Symphony Orchestra (University of California Press 2012)

ARTISTS IN EXILE: How Refugees from Twentieth-Century War and Revolution Transformed the American Performing Arts An Economist Best Book of the Year A New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice (HarperCollins, Feb 2008)

CLASSICAL MUSIC IN AMERICA: A History of its Rise and Fall Named one of the best books of 2005 by The Economist (W.W. Norton & Company 2005)

DVORAK IN AMERICA: In Search of the New World A book for young readers (Cricket Books, 2003)

THE POST-CLASSICAL PREDICAMENT: Essays on Music and Society "Passionate and penetrating" - American Record Guide (Northeastern University Press, 1995)

WAGNER NIGHTS: An American History Named best book of the year by the Society of American Music (Univ. of California Press, 1994; paperback 1995)

THE IVORY TRADE: Music and the Business of Music at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition "A significant book, consistently thoughtful and sympathetic" - Richard Dyer, The Boston Globe (Summit Books, 1990; paperback: Northeastern University Press)

UNDERSTANDING TOSCANINI: How He Became an American Culture-God and Helped Create a New Audience for Old Music Named one of the best books of the year by the New York Book Critics Circle (Knopf, 1987; paperback: Univ. of Minnesota Press, Univ. of California Press)

CONVERSATIONS WITH ARRAU "One of the best books about a performing artist ever written" - Andrew Porter, The New Yorker (Knopf 1982; paperback: Limelight Editions) Currently in print as Arrau on Music and Performance (Dover)