The Original Liverpool Sound: The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Story

by Darren Henley and Vincent McKernan

Authors Darren Henley and Vincent McKernan, in the first ever hardback history of the RLPO, have discovered that the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra can trace its continuous history of regular concert-giving, with a formally contracted group of regular players, as far back as 1853. This makes the RLPO the oldest orchestra in the UK still in existence. Manchester's Hall Orchestra is normally recognised as the oldest symphony orchestra in...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1846312248
• ISBN13: 9781846312243
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 3.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 9.7" x 9.7"