The Cambridge History of Musical Performance

The authors of this new work to join the extensive Cambridge History series rightly say that musical performance is attracting even more attention today than it has in the past. There are several reasons for this, ranging from the debate about “authentic and historical” performances of earlier works such as Mozart and Vivaldi, across to new ways in which digital and other technology can be used to “enhance fidelity” and showcase technical virtuosity. Add to that the musical and cultural changes happening to performance – ever wider global music and a plurality of styles, shifting preconceptions about taste and aesthetic,...