This is an essential book for all performers and students of Classical and Romantic music. Problems of performing practice did not disappear with the death of Handel. This book is the first to examine the changing relationship, during the period 1750-1900, between what composers committed to paper and what performers were expected to play.

From the Foreword by Sir Roger Norrington:

`This is the book we have been waiting for ... Music-making must always involve guesses and inspirations, creative hunches and improvised strategies, above all, instinct and imagination. But if we don't have all the answers, the least we can do is to set out on our journey with the right questions. These questions and indeed many of the possible answers, Clive Brown gives in wonderful profusion. I cannot recommend this book too highly.'

British conductor Roger Norrington leads the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra in a celebration of Haydn's works. Boasting selections that span the composer's entire career, the special performance honors Norrington's 75th birthday and the 200th anniversary of Haydn's death.

Documentary capturing conductor Sir Roger Norrington in rehearsal and performance of Mozart's Symphony No. 39 in E Flat Major with the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra.