“A book that should serve as a touchstone, a textbook example for any writer working in a specialist niche.” Jordi Llovet, El País
“Ramón Andrés delves into Monteverdi like some sort of cultural entomologist. Brevity is not a byword for levity, and readers reaching the end would be well advised to turn straight back to the first page.” El País
“Few composers have forged such an intimate relationship with the written word, exploring the rhythms, nuances and acoustics of language, arranging them into a musical flow that surprises and moves in equal measure.” Stefano Russomanno, ABC
“Readers are unlikely to come across an homage as original and with as much depth of thought as Claudio Monteverdi. The Nymph’s Lament. Ramón Andrés traces a series of never-ending concentric circles around himself, possible only thanks to a breadth of reading that touches frequently on classical antiquity and in which art, literature, philosophy and life combine seamlessly”. Luis Gago, El País
“A truly beautiful text, painstaking and deftly paced, which helps explain how the collective imagination of the modern era emerged”. Leer