Conducting the Brahms Symphonies: From Brahms to Boult

A major study sure to fascinate musicians, Brahms enthusiasts and those interested in the history of recorded music.

How did Brahms conduct his four symphonies? What did he want from other conductors when they performed these works, and to which among them did he give his approval? And crucially, are there any stylistic pointers to these performances in early recordings of the symphonies made in the first half of the twentieth century?
For the first time, Christopher Dyment provides a compre...