A Guide to the Symphony

by Robert Layton

1995 508 pages eng

Symphonies Instrumental music Orchestral music Analysis, appreciation History and criticism

A guide to every major symphonist from Haydn to the present day, by way of Beethoven and Tchaikovsky, Mahler, and Tippett. Contains an up-to-date list of over 500 recommended compact disc recordings.

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