from reviews
'a state-of-the-art demonstration of source-study scholarship [...] ; John Tyrrell has no rival in the field of Janáček studies, and his two expert collaborators come alongside to make a formidable team [...]. The bibliographical apparatus is deployed with an attentiveness to the user's convenience that scores well-nigh 100%, but the volume contains a good deal more than demonstrations of bibliographical rectitude. For example, there is considerable intellectual sustenance in the succinct commentaries on particular works (dealt with chronologically by generic category), and all the complications concerning different versions and variant readings could not be more lucidly managed. [...] the result is a model of clarity, with the kind of uncluttered look to the page which cannot be taken for granted today in academic publications. [...] a major contribution to 20th-century musicology, as useful as it is important.'
(Arnold Whittall, The Musical Times)

'covers the ground in admirable detail and could serve as a model for any composer catalog. The wealth of information provided will serve scholars and students for years to come. [...] Questions regarding method and oddities peculiar to Janáček notably where percussion instruments are concerned-are all answered in the helpfully explicit introductory material, and the whole is beautifully laid out, with the occasional illustration lightening the businesslike tread of hard information. [...]. This comprehensive catalog is a stunning piece of work that succeeds from nearly every point of view. It will stand as a monument to scholarly precision and judgment well into the new millennium.'
(Jan Smaczny, MLA Notes)