Criticism, a Guardian First Book Award, a Premio Napoli, and the 2011 Grand PrixdesMuses [fr]. The Rest is Noise was also on the New York Times list of the ten
geisteswissenschaftlicher Literatur for: Herrin des Hügels. Das Leben der Cosima Wagner (Siedler) 2013: Grand PrixdesMuses [fr] (prix spécial du jury) for: Cosima Wagner
2010, 2494 p. ISBN 978-2-74277-843-0 Rewarded by the prix de la Critique 2010 and the PrixdesMuses 2011 ("Special Prize of the jury") Comprendre la musique