Cyril Ehrlich

First Philharmonic

A History of Royal Philharmonic Society

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Produktbeschreibung

Established by musicians in 1813, the Philharmonic is the world's second oldest concert society; only Leipzig is senior. Weber and Mendelssohn were active honorary members; Joachim and Clara Schumann lifelong friends. The list of gold medalists runs from Elgar and Beecham to Sibelius, Rachmaninov, and Tippett. Most instrumentalists and many singers of international repute mounted its platforms. Berlioz, Wagner, Tchaikovsky, Grieg, Dvorak and Strauss came to preside over their music. Celebrating a venerable institution, this history, based upon exhaustive research in the Society's archives, also addresses wider themes, which continue to bear upon concert life: the evolution of repertoire and performance, audience, agent and conductor; networks of recruitment; patronage and the market place; the collective biography and proliferation of London orchestras; the economics of fees and rehearsals. Shaw once claimed that the Philharmonic's generosity towards Beethoven was the only creditable incident in English history, and never mentioned by historians. A leading authority on the economic and social history of music now attempts to repair that omission.

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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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 316
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Juni 1995
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 252mm x 142mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 667g
• ISBN-13: 9780198162322
• ISBN-10: 0198162324
• Artikelnr.: 21942839

Autorenporträt

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