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'... a must-buy for all those interested in 19th century music, specifically the German classical (not programme) symphony as it developed in the half-century between the appearance of Beethoven's 9th in 1824 and Brahms' 1st in 1876. ... reads like a musicological detective story. It is an extremely important contribution to the understanding of the development of the Symphony in the nineteenth century'. www.unsungcomposers.com 'Dr. Fifield is known to CD collectors as a good conductor of the music of 19th Century composers like Scharwenka and Schnyder von Warttnsee. Covering as it does a half-century missing from symphonic research, his book fills a gap - to put it mildly. American Record Guide

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Christopher Fifield is a conductor and music historian with particular interest in British and German nineteenth century orchestral music and opera. His pioneering books include biographies of Max Bruch and Hans Richter, Letters and Diaries of Kathleen Ferrier and a history of Ibbs & Tillett.

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