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Elliott & Thompson Limited, 2023. Hardcover. New.

Hardback. New. <p><strong>‘[…] this superb account of how that glorious institution came into being will give you deep and abiding pleasure […]’ Stephen Fry</strong></p> <p><br /> </p> <p>When harpsichordist Christopher Hogwood and record producer Peter Wadland founded the Academy of Ancient Music in 1973, their mission was to create Britain’s first orchestra devoted to recording baroque and classical music on period instruments. They went on to change the musical world. Their success brought the AAM global fame – bringing historically informed performance into the mainstream and putting Vivaldi into the pop charts. But then the orchestra faced a new challenge: reinventing itself to survive and thrive in the world its own success had created.</p> <p><br /> </p> <p>For the first time, Richard Bratby tells the story… Leer más

Elliott & Thompson, 2023. 9781783967605. 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original gilt lettered black cloth (Fine in protective cover), dustwrapper (Fine, not price clipped). Pp. xi + 243, illus with b&w plates (no inscriptions).

London: Elliott & Thompson Limited, 2023. Book. New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A fine new copy. An account of how the Academy came into being. When harpsichordist Christopher Hogwood and record producer Peter Wadland founded the Academy of Ancient Music in 1973, their mission was to create Britain's first orchestra devoted to recording baroque and classical music on period instruments. They went on to change the musical world. Their success brought the AAM global fame, bringing historically informed performance into the mainstream. 256pp.