Books
Forward – 100 Years of the CBSO
Richard Bratby
Elliot & Thompson 978-1-783-96453-6; 288pp (hb) £25
Named after the city’s motto, ‘Forward’, this centenary appraisal of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra builds impressively on , Beresford King-Smith’s excellent study of the orchestra’s first 75 years. From the heady days of the Triennial Music Festival, when there were more royal patrons than you could shake a stick at, Richard Bratby’s lavishly illustrated study provides an energetic narrative,
