Crescendo!: 75 Years of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

by Simon Rattle (Foreword), Beresford King-Smith (Author)

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  Hardcover
  1995

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  This text describes the history of the Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, which is 75 years-old this year. It is widely regarded as the top regional orchestra in Europe, and has been taken to new heights by Sir Simon Rattle, its principal conductor for the last 15 years. Produced in a large format, this book contains photographs and anecdotal and reference material about British music and musicians of this century.