First Philharmonic: A History of Royal Philharmonic Society

ISBN-13: 9780198162322 / Angielski / Twarda / 1995 / 320 str.

Cyril Ehrlich

Opis

Established in 1813, the Royal Philharmonic is the world's second oldest concert society--only Leipzig is senior. Celebrating this venerable institution, First Philharmonic draws on exhaustive research in the Society's archives to tell the colorful and fascinating story and offer valuable insights into the history of concert life.

Recenzje

The reader fearing a routine hagiography of a venerable musical institution will be surprised and delighted by this masterly study. Cyril Ehrlich, doyen of social historians of music, has achieved a remarkable fusion: an entertaining, readable, chronological account packed with lively incident and vivid character sketches ... fine book

O autorze

Cyril Ehrlich is Honorary Visiting Professor in Music at Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, University of London