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The Societe des Concerts du Conservatoire, 1828-1967. By D. Kern Holoman. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2004. [xvi, 620 p. ISBN 0-520-23664-5. $95.] Illustrations, facsimiles, bibliography, index.
Writing the biography of an orchestra that existed for nearly 140 years is no easy task, especially when the archival materials are as voluminous and rich as those of the celebrated Societe des concerts du Conservatoire, the forerunner of the Orchestre de Paris, and doyen of the capitol's Sunday afternoon concert scene. As D. Kern Holoman's extensive study shows, file upon file yields material of jaw-dropping fascination: an orchestra that threatens to ...
Source: HighBeam Research, The Societe des Concerts du Conservatoire, 1828-1967.(Book Review)