Books
The Art of Appreciation – Music and Middlebrow Culture in Modern Britain
Kate Guthrie
In interwar and post-War Britain, classical music was enjoyed by sizeable audiences drawn from all classes. This informative new book analyses how the music-appreciation movement used recordings, broadcasts, books, lectures and performances to engage a wide public. Walford Davies taught adults how to listen more intently in a long-running interwar radio series. Robert Mayer’s concerts for children had reached 130,000
